Objects
Orthops Pointer (optometric near point rule / measuring scale) & case
OPTOMETRIC INSTRUMENTS
rule; instrument case
Raphael's Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
Early-mid 20th c.
wood; brass; leather; velvet
case: 726 mm x 126 mm; overall: 700 mm x 106 mm
2024.723
OPTOMETRIC INSTRUMENTS
rule; instrument case
Raphael's Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
Early-mid 20th c.
wood; brass; leather; velvet
case: 726 mm x 126 mm; overall: 700 mm x 106 mm
Long wooden rule with one rounded V-shaped end featuring a brass reinforced collar. Obverse features Age scale from 10 to 55, and a P. P. in Ds scale from 14 to 1.5. Reverse features three scales. Together with a black leather-covered wooden sheath case, with purple velvet lining, missing its flap lid but retaining the press stud fastener.
2024.723
Gift of Miss Mary Norman, 2024