Brass Vintage Adjustable Standing Magnifying Glass laundry I believe the name of

I believe the name of its former owner is carved into the end of the handle

but the bristles are in great shape and it remains a very lovely and useful thing

and represent the work of a few different artists

Just a really sweet piece

but have learned that it is an antique snuff box representative of a whole genre of figurative birch snuff boxes made in the 18th and 19th century in Scandinavia and Germany

Brass Vintage Adjustable Standing Magnifying Glass laundry I believe the name ofI found this standing magnifying glass buried deep in the basement at the estate sale of an avid collector (approaching hoarder) especially of Victoriana. I don't think it's especially old, but I can just picture him sitting at his work table using it to examine and perhaps tinker old watches, stamps, toys and much beyond. It's a useful one, with screws at three different points for precisely adjusting the height and angle of the lens, all of which