Brass magnifying glass in leather case

Made:: 1750-1750 in Germany

Large brass framed hand magnifying glass with 12-inch focal length (305mm), in tooled leather case case (incomplete - lid missing), unsigned, German, 1700-1750.

Details

Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1928-915

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass

type:: magnifying glass and instrument case

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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