Antique Brass Folding Magnifying, Glass Loupe

[against the wind]

I recovered this item a few weeks ago but didn't know what it was. It was folded closed and encrusted. I let it soak in Olive Oil and tried cleaning it a little at a time. I final got it to open although it is still a little stiff. A little research and I found something on line that looks pretty close to it.

 

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[relic nut]

Very cool find!! Congrats

HH, Relic Nut

 

[Loco-Digger]

I bet that is a great addition to your display. I normally try to keep the patina on my finds, but on that I'd polish it up to look as new as possible.

 

[bill from lachine]

Neat find a chap I know has one like that and it might have been used in the making of cloth or clothes from what he told me.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[chrisdigs]

Hey ATW thats a really cool find, looks old any idea on the age?

 

[Carolina Tom]

Bill From Lachine is correct about that magnifying glass.

The field of view is usually marked, so that you can measure "threads per inch" with it. I have also seen them used in the cable business (I sell cable for a living), they are used to count the strands in the braid shielding.

Nice find ATW! Congrats.

 

[DigIron2]

well that is a very unusual find.very neat.

 

[trapperart]

Very cool find congrats

 

[against the wind]

Hey ATW thats a really cool find, looks old any idea on the age?

I have a friend who commented that he used one very similar to this one that belonged to his grandfather. That was when he was about 10 years old and just starting out in the coin collecting hobby. Now, he is close to 70,, so I would add another 10 to 20 years and guesstimate the loupe to be Circa 30's or 40's.

 

[K1DDO1979]

That is a cool find and useful for looking at your other finds too! [emoji106]

 

[Diggin Dude]

WOW!! That's awesome Kevin!
Great find! Enjoy HH

 

[thrifty76now]

Neato for sure.That item will not come up very often.

 

[sutphin]

ATW, BOY THATS GONNA LOOK NICE IN A DISPLAY , SWEET ...

 

[watercolor]

Very cool linen tester! As far as age, I believe "against the wind" is correct.

Depending upon the magnification of the glass, they were also used for magnifying CMYK color dot rosette patterns (offset litho printing) and checking ink registration on progressive color proofs.
When I was a kid, our neighbor owned a printing company and gave one to my dad.

 

[ajaj]

Cool. Try to restore that bugger.

aj

 

[s.c.shooter]

I have one exactly like it in excellent condition in my metal detecting bag. It belonged to my wife's Father.

 

[ARC]

Cool... keep it.
They are great for reading small text... use mine all the time for general quick grab mag.
Should be brass underneath,
I have had a few of em over the years. None of which were dug.
Looking at one now over on my desk as a matter of a fact.

Also great for coins.

I think they were made for printers originally... to inspect print....
But they are great for stamps...
And flat stuff in general.

 

[gunsil]

Bill From Lachine is correct about that magnifying glass.

The field of view is usually marked, so that you can measure "threads per inch" with it. I have also seen them used in the cable business (I sell cable for a living), they are used to count the strands in the braid shielding.

Nice find ATW! Congrats.

Yes, they are usually associated with the textile trade for measuring threads per inch. They are used extensively in the carpet trade for that purpose, actually for measuring knots per inch. In antique carpets the more knots per inch the more valuable the carpet usually is.

 

[can]

nice finds

 

[DBANDGB]

i also have one i have had for years. befoe i retired i used it for looking at traces on electronic boards