Henry Crouch Lacquered Brass Binocular Microscope and Compendium

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Henry Crouch Lacquered Brass Binocular Microscope and Compendium, London, second half 19th century, the eyepieces with rackwork adjustment above the rackwork coarse focus, prism box mounted above the single objective, circular stage rotates, movable slide clip, plano/concave mirror below, all pivots on shaped base marked "HENRY CROUCH./LONDON/1794," in box with three marked objectives, live box, four eyepieces, substage attachment, stage-mounting forceps, brass-based ball-and-socket condensing lens, (main rackwork loose),ht. closed 13 3/4 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

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