English, dated from the Beck Records as sold March 1859, engraved to the body tube Smith & Beck 6 Coleman St, London, 2024', the microscope standing on the typical reversed 'Y' shaped foot, tall uprights supporting the body on trunnions, with plano-concave mirror on arm, substage collar, mechanical stage with X-Y Control (missing top plate) course focus via rack and pinion with fine screw focus, binocular tubes with interocular adjustment, case with accessories including 1in Smith & Beck objective, 2/3in Smith & Beck objective, 1/5in Smith & Beck objective, Low power binocular eyepieces, medium power binocular eyepieces, and other items, all in the original French polished mahogany case

Footnote: In Smith and Beck's trade catalogue they refer to this microscope as 'Best Students or No.3 Stand'