COMPOUND BINOCULAR MICROSCOPE
MAKER:Smith & Beck
MODEL:'Best No 1'
SIGNED:'Smith & Beck, 6 Coleman St, LONDON'
SERIAL NUMBER: 1873
ORIGINAL OWNER: 'NEWMAN' (probably John Newman-see below)
Substage darkwell-holder is included complete with 3 darkwells. This provided a small darkened chamber to view 3 dimensional objects with top lighting against a dark background to avoid reflective glare and extraneous light.