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Nuremberg-type magnifier MAGNIFIERS AND QUIZZING GLASSES magnifier Europe: Germany Late 18th c. copper overall: 91 x 42 mm
Magnifier/Reading glass. Metal frame and handle made from single piece of copper metal, joined by a wire. Round lens.
1999.3782
BOA Purchase, 1935
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