Binocular Magnifier

Item

Title

Binocular Magnifier

Description

The handheld binocular magnifier is made from mahogany. The magnifier includes two ocular lenses set into a rectangle piece of wood. The magnifier also has a wooden handle.
Condition:

Cosmetically: Some marks to the mahogany frame.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The magnifier is functional.

Subject

Magnifier

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1850s

Contributor

Laura Burgess

Rights

Texts and images from this collection may not be used for any commercial purpose without prior permission from the Graduate Office, UNC Charlotte.

Relation

N/A

Format

Microscope: 7 3/8" long, 2 1/8" wide, with two 1 1/4" diameter magnifying lenses on 2 3/8" centers, and a 2 1/2" long shaped handle.

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

090831

Coverage

England

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Magnifier
19th century
mahogany
glass
hand-held