1960 Leeds toolmaker's microscope - photo

[Jon]

1960 Leeds toolmaker's microscope.

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Previously:

Rife No.3 universal microscope - photo
1860s British brass microscope - photo
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[Toolmaker51]

Good example of toolmaker's microscope. Best examples have one more axis, where elevation [Z] tilts, parallel to X, 0° to around 10° either direction. Mainly used verifying clearance angles, shallow draft, and compensating inclined parts on the ground glass.