Desktop Magnifier

Item

Title

Desktop Magnifier

Description

The desktop magnifier is made from silver and has four decoratively etched legs. The instrument has two thick glass lenses and can be closed via a sliding and pin attachment that allows the legs to be maneuvered to a closed position so it can be transported easily. This design for a magnifier with four legs was popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to assist those with bad eyesight in reading as it could slide smoothly across the page. "PAT.DEC.25.77" is engraved into the inside of one of the legs.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The silver frame is in good condition with the usual sign of age and use.
Optically: The lenses have some scratches but are functional.
Mechanically: The magnifier is functional.

Subject

Focusing Magnifier

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynolds' Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1877

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

Magnifier: 3" tall

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

160117

Coverage

Unknown

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Focusing Magnifier
Silver
19th century
Compound
Magnifing
Magnifying Glass