Bidspirit auction | Vintage Compound Monocular Microscope with

Vintage Compound Monocular Microscope with Integrated Illumination - A vintage compound monocular microscope featuring a cast metal body with a grey hammertone textured finish. The instrument is equipped with a triple revolving nosepiece housing three objective lenses and a single eyepiece. The rectangular black stage is fitted with two specimen clips for slide retention. It features both coarse and fine focus adjustment via side-mounted knobs and includes a substage condenser unit with an iris diaphragm. This instrument includes an integrated electrical illumination source with a power cable terminating in a standard United Kingdom three-pin plug. Two adhesive labels are present on the base: an orange label with the handwritten number 216 and a small white label with the printed number 5. While no manufacturer's mark is clearly visible, the design and construction are consistent with the style of mid-20th century models produced by American Optical Spencer.