Abstract: Examining apparatus includes a base portion, a telescoping portion, an illuminating portion, a power supplying portion and a specimen displaying portion. The base portion includes a bottom section and a first sidewall section extending upwardly therefrom. The telescoping portion includes a top section and a second sidewall section extending downwardly therefrom with the top section including a magnifying lens. The second sidewall section is of a size and configuration to provide adjustable overlapping engagement with the first sidewall section. The illuminating portion includes a first support member disposed within the base portion substantially parallel to the bottom section and spaced therefrom. The first support member includes a plurality of spaced first openings with a light emitting diode lamp disposed withing each first opening. The power supplying portion includes circuitry connecting the light emitting diode lamps electrically with a power source and mechanism for actuating the lamps.