English, dated 1858 from the Beck Records, signed to the front of the body tube 'Smith & Beck, 6 Coleman St, London, 1871' from the beck records No. 1871 was sold on 17th August 1858 to a Mr W. Moginie (see footnote below), on typical Beck reverse foot, large plano-concave mirror on articulated arm, substage collar with wheel of stops, fully mechanical stage with X-Y control, fine focus lever with screw adjustment to rear of stage, with silvered side reflector, separate case of accessories including two objectives in cans, eyepiece, polariser and analyser, large table bullseye condenser, case 44cm tall

Footnote: Moginie, William, (b.1828 – d.1881) was an engineer, microscopist, photographer and maker of microphotographs, he is probably best remembered for his design of a folding, portable microscope that was made and sold by the firm of C. Baker, 244 High Holborn, London,

Moginie would have been 30 years old when he bought this microscope from Smith & Beck