Magnifying Glass

Item

Title

Magnifying Glass

Description

The circular magnifying glass consists of two magnifying lenses. The instrument is made from brass and painted brass. The small magnifying glass can be used as a desktop magnifier and would have been used to inspect photographs or small text. The exterior of the magnifier is painted brown to imitate the appearance of wood.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The painted brass has chips that show the brass underneath.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The magnifier is functional.

Subject

Magnifier Glass

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1840-1900

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: 3/4" tall
Diameter of Lenses: 1"

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

100704

Coverage

Unknown

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

Magnifier
19th century
Magnifying Glass
Brass
glass
Microscope Accessory
Compound