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GLASS-LINED CYLINDRICAL POCKET MICROSCOPE:

4ndQUARTER 19th C.

MODEL: 'MAGIC CAGE MICROSCOPE' (The Youth's Companion, 1879) or
'SEED MICROSCOPE WITH GLASS CAGE FOR LIVING INSECTS' (Beck, 1882) or
'MICROSCOPE FOR INSECTS ETC WITH GLASS CAGE' (Queen, 1890)


Microscope

As can be seen in the image, unscrewing the bottom reveals a round glass plate that presses against the bottom of the glass 'cage' so as to be usable as a compressor.