as a travel or field microscope and it’s quite perfect for my purposes. the microscope is brass or brass colored metal and comes in its own polished wood carrying case. its only about six inches long, making it a convenient prop. to work the microscope, the barrel slides up and down and there is an adjustable mirror under the lens to catch the light. it’s a little hard to get enough light to properly see the slides, but when you can all the lenses are in working order. i’m not sure of the age, but i would guess it’s from the late 1800s or early 1900s. anyone know?
the slides were 