Strange viewer type object ?toy

[onlinesniper]

Hi all at Tnet did a long hunt yesterday on a recently harvested field and found this object

The back as a white packing ?lead and the little dark spot is the holding pin showing through

had me baffled as to what its purpose was then i looked through the glass ball with the light shining also onto the glass ball and i can just make out an image of a boy/man wearing a robe and a hat in black on white background amongst other things that my pooir vision cant make out in a very old drawing fashion if you understrand what i mean, any help or info appreciated thankyou guys.


HH

 

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[panhandler]

is the handle just that a straight handle? my mom has an antique silver charme bracelet and it has a tiny cathedral on it its handle is a tiny round link that dangles it from the bracelet ,when you hold it to the light you can read the lords prayer. yours could possibley be of an important person or just a novelty item. and interesting find! why the union jack? are you english? I am from bradford in yorkshire.

 

[CRUSADER]

Its either an old car light or light bulb they used in old aeroplane dashboards etc...

 

[onlinesniper]

im from st helens Panhandler, crusader if u look through the glass marble u can see a black on white image? strange one this

 

[CRUSADER]

im from st helens Panhandler, crusader if u look through the glass marble u can see a black on white image? strange one this

OK, found so many of these bulbs that look the same, I didn't read all your text. That is odd!

 

[creskol]

Wonder if it could be the top to a pendant size cremation urn?

 

[onlinesniper]

sounds interesting will have a look now thanks for the info guys

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

onlinesniper ~

I believe what you found might be a "Stanhope Viewer." Some were made from a Civil War era lead mini-balls / bullets ...

Civil War bullets with Stanhope views of Lookout by modernpoetry

Stanhope lens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanhope_(optical_bijou)

Who made Stanhopes - and are they made today?

 

[TENNESSEEGAL]

I wish there was a way for you to post the image in it. I think it's a really neat find!

 

[onlinesniper]

i will try using my webcam not too hopeful but fingers crossed, im in dorset at the moment and hope to up some interesting finds soon fingers crossed guys aqnd thanks for the info

HH

 

[TENNESSEEGAL]

i will try using my webcam not too hopeful but fingers crossed, im in dorset at the moment and hope to up some interesting finds soon fingers crossed guys aqnd thanks for the info

HH

I hope it works. that would really cool

 

[Chisos]

Could it possibly be an old cracker jack toy? I have seen that before on this website-I think.

 

[DCMatt]

Could be a glass bubble photograph magnifier/viewer. Put a drop of cooking oil on the bubble to help clear up the view of what's inside.

Also, is the stem hollow?

DCMatt

 

[onlinesniper]

afraid its just blurry on the webcam will keep tryin though, i think its hollow but the bottom has a white powdery substance on it not sure if thats from the ground or if its supposed to be there?

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

[QUOTE} has a white powdery substance on it [/QUOTE]

If it looks like gunk, I'd be temped to remove it as it might reveal a whole new portion of the lens. That pin hole is off-center and just doesn't look right!

SBB

 

[Lafitte Deux]

I tend to agree with it being a Stanhope Viewer.