The travelling microscope fitted with horizontal and vertical digital scales which allows to set ‘zero’ at any point. The base has three leveling screws and is machined to take a horizontal carriage which supports the vertical column. The carriage has a small circular spirit level. The microscope is provided with rack and pinion arrangement for focusing. The microscope tube can be swiveled to suit the user’s requirement and can be set to the horizontal or vertical. Releasing the carriage locking screws allows free manual movement of the carriages. Fine adjustment is by means of the fine screw thread at the end of each slide. The base is fitted with a metal stage plate which can be removed to allow viewing through the base. The device is supplied in a wooden box.