Desktop Magnifier

Item

Title

Desktop Magnifier

Description

The circular desktop magnifier can be adjusted via a thumbscrew thread which works as the coarse focusing. The magnifier is made from brass and contains two lenses. The instrument has three legs that seem to date it in the 1840s due to the popularity of the design. The instrument would be used to assist those with failing eyesight to read or observe photographs.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The brass shows signs of age and is marked.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.

Subject

Microscope Accessory

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

2" tall closed, 2 1/4" extended

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

090612

Coverage

Unknown

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

19th century
Magnifier
Desktop Magnifier
Brass
glass
Unsigned
Compound
Monocular