Vintage SILVER magnifying glass!!!

[Mvgirl]

I'm in love with this facebook marketplace find!!! So pretty! I can't find much info about it online though. I found one or two pictures on etsy but didn't say the age. One place said it was Chinese. I saw that one ad said the butterfly part was silver. Looks silver to me but us it coated or soild silver?

 

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[Red-Coat]

Pretty thing. Yes, it’s Chinese-made, but these things were (possibly still are) made as ‘giftware’ for sale in Chinese shops around the world. Generally packaged in a decorative cardboard box like the one below:



It’s unlikely to be much earlier than the 1970s and I’m afraid it isn’t silver. White metal imitation. The handle is simulated to look like a traditional carved lacquer made from the hardened and pigmented sap of the lac tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum). It’s often referred to as “cinnabar” from the ancient use the mercuric mineral of that name to colour it red. The name continues to be used (incorrectly) to refer to the later use of red iron oxide for colouration and also for modern imitations moulded from celluloid and other plastics or artificial resins.

 

[JeffInMass]

Silver or not, still a very cool find- Congrats!!

 

[Mvgirl]

Pretty thing. Yes, it’s Chinese-made, but these things were (possibly still are) made as ‘giftware’ for sale in Chinese shops around the world. Generally packaged in a decorative cardboard box like the one below:

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It’s unlikely to be much earlier than the 1970s and I’m afraid it isn’t silver. White metal imitation. The handle is simulated to look like a traditional carved lacquer made from the hardened and pigmented sap of the lac tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum). It’s often referred to as “cinnabar” from the ancient use the mercuric mineral of that name to colour it red. The name continues to be used (incorrectly) to refer to the later use of red iron oxide for colouration and also for modern imitations moulded from celluloid and other plastics or artificial resins.

Oh wow your way better at researching then me!!! Ok well the age sounds about right. The lady said she got it about 20 years ago at a thrift shop. I'm sad it's not old or silver but I still really like it. I paid 9 bucks aND the ones I saw were going 25-30 used so I think I did good. Thanks so much for taking the time to research and type this all out for me! I appreciate it.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very lovely piece, congrats!