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Graphoscope monocle - Photo viewer - 19th century

€115.00

Graphoscope monocle - Photo viewer 

Antique device used to view photos and postcards.

From the second half of the 19th century

Small defect on the veneer next to the magnifying glass and marks on the glass that do not go all the way round.

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Graphoscope monocle - Photo viewer 

Antique device used to view photos and postcards.

Made of wood and covered with veneer.

Equipped with a magnifying glass, a large diameter biconvex lens, positioned on a frame.

A mobile photograph holder allows the document viewed through the magnifying glass to be focused by moving it further or further away.

It can be used to examine horizontal or vertical photographs.

From the second half of the 19th century.

The top of the case is made of wood veneer and blackened wood, and the magnifying glass is surrounded by a brass ring.

The case can hold and transport a few photographs.

Small defect on the veneer next to the magnifying glass and marks on the glass that do not go all the way round. The top part of the lock is missing.

Dimensions: 21x13x4 cm

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