Microscope attached slide dotting device

A microscope attached slide dotting device includes a clamping ring arranged for selective mounting onto a microscope barrel having an objective lens. The clamping ring includes cooperative first and second semi-cylindrical members arranged for clamping about the microscope barrel. The second semi-cylindrical member employs a mounting boss provided with opposed dovetail projections slidably and complementarily received within a slide plate. The slide plate includes opposed first plate flanges to receive the dovetail projections projecting from a first side of the slide plate, with a second side of the slide plate projecting at a dovetail boss for complementary and slidable reception within a housing recess of an associated marker housing. The marker housing includes a marker assembly extending through the marker housing. A plurality of clamping members permits orthogonal and slidable relationship of the marker housing relative to the clamping ring via slide plate. The marker assembly slidably and retractably includes a marking wick extending from the marker assembly below the clamping ring, such that manual displacement of the marker assembly directs the marking wick onto an underlying microscope slide for indicating purposes. The marker assembly further employs a plurality of springs, wherein one of the springs retracts the assembly, with the second of the springs effecting cushioning of the wick as it is directed to engage the microscope slide.