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.
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