Magnifying Glass

Item

Title

Magnifying Glass

Description

The magnifying glass is made from black stained mahogany with a long decorative turned handle.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The instrument is in good condition with minor surface scratched around the casing of the lens.
Optically: There is a tiny air bubble imperfections in the lens but is functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.

Subject

Magnifying Glass

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1800-1850

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

3 3/4" diameter overall with a 3 1/8" handle and a 2 1/2" diameter glass lens

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

090401a

Coverage

England

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Magnifying Glass
19th century
Victorian
Wood
glass
Unsigned
English
British
Magnifier