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.
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