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Quizzing glass & case
MAGNIFIERS AND QUIZZING GLASSES
quizzing glass
Europe: United Kingdom
1st half 20th c.
plastic; glass; leather;
case: 71 mm x 48 mm; lens: 34 mm; overall: 59 mm x 41 mm x 2 mm
2023.549
MAGNIFIERS AND QUIZZING GLASSES
quizzing glass
Europe: United Kingdom
1st half 20th c.
plastic; glass; leather;
case: 71 mm x 48 mm; lens: 34 mm; overall: 59 mm x 41 mm x 2 mm
Small quizzing glass, plastic rim and handle, representing a very early example of the use of flat multi-coloured acetate (or nitrate?). Round rim, glazed with a glass lens. Together with a dark brown soft leather slip case, stitched on three sides and open at the other.
2023.549
Gift of Mr Lawrence Jenkin, 2023