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Description is exactly 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.
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