This is a simple form of
English botanical microscope is signed on the column: Dollond, London. It is focused by sliding
the stage up and down on the rectangular column. It is
supplied with three screw-together objectives, which can
be use singly or in combinations to vary the
magnification. Also included is a live box, ivory and
glass stage inserts, a stage forceps, a hand forceps, two
dissection tools with ivory handles, and three ivory
specimen slides. This type of microscope is often referred to as a
"Jones-type botanical microscope" on the basis of it
having an oval shaped base like the original botanical microscope
introduced by W & S Jones in the early 1800s.
A short history of the Dollond firm