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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: ColinRose on January 13, 2012, 09:36:16 PM
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I have three magnifying glasses, all are stamp collector style with straight handles.
The first is silver plated, and if I were to sell it, I think I would ask $50. Does that seem like a reasonable retail price to you?
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/Colin_Rose/DSCN0509.jpg)
The second is a larger glass with what I think is a wooden handle. I have no clue what the value of this item might be.
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/Colin_Rose/DSCN0517.jpg)
And lastly, this one is my favorite. I'm pretty sure it's a bone handle with a glass that is almost identical in diameter to the first one. Again, no real idea of value.
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l501/Colin_Rose/DSCN0514.jpg)
The bottom line is that I think they are all really cool, and if it's a matter of just a few bucks then I'd just as soon keep them. I was hoping that at the very least, I could get a better lead on where to go for magnifying glasses in particular.
Thank you for taking the time to look,
Colin Rose
P.S. Offers are always welcome. :D
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Welcome to the forum , ColinRose .
Have you inspected each one (with a magnifying glass , of course) for metal marks/stamps & such ?
The more clues the better , as to origin , manufacture , age & so on .... also if you know the optical power of each lens & gen'l dimensions of your magnifyers ?
Lots of good-looking repro items , imitating old styles can be found (often in 'antique shops' specializing in same ) & many were made through the 1960's - 1980's , so sometimes a hands-on touchy-feely will be the start of some good answers ...
Usually these "used-to-be-called" reading glass items can be disassembled & cleaned , as they were designed to be ; sometimes there are hallmarks inside the bezel of these items ...
As to pricing , that depends on the neck of the woods you're in .... just doing a web search will give you some clues on that (antique magnifying glass) ...
Cool looking thingies !
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Welcome to the forum , ColinRose .
Have you inspected each one (with a magnifying glass , of course) for metal marks/stamps & such ?
The more clues the better , as to origin , manufacture , age & so on .... also if you know the optical power of each lens & gen'l dimensions of your magnifyers ?
Lots of good-looking repro items , imitating old styles can be found (often in 'antique shops' specializing in same ) & many were made through the 1960's - 1980's , so sometimes a hands-on touchy-feely will be the start of some good answers ...
Usually these "used-to-be-called" reading glass items can be disassembled & cleaned , as they were designed to be ; sometimes there are hallmarks inside the bezel of these items ...
As to pricing , that depends on the neck of the woods you're in .... just doing a web search will give you some clues on that (antique magnifying glass) ...
Cool looking thingies !
Thanks,
They all were able to unscrew to release the lenses, and the bone was able to disassemble the handle. I could not find any kind of markings on any of the three, unfortunately. As for the optical power, I cannot say.
Overall length w/handle (in order of pictures):
s: 8 1/8"
w: 10 1/2"
b: 9 1/2"+
Lens diameters:
s: 2 7/8"+
w: 3 7/8"
b: 2 7/8"+
+ usually means about 1/16"
Thanks again, more curious at this point than anything else.
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So nobody has any additional thoughts?
If these belonged to you, and you wanted to sell them, how much would you ask?
Thank you,
Colin
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The last one is reminiscent of the style popular in the 60's...and were celluloid to resemble horns.
Maybe someone else will chime in. I think most are repros as previously noted by fancypants. I like their novelty and personally would keep them....the older you get the more you will need them. They would also look fabulous in a removable shadowbox display! In fact if you insist on selling...you might want to do that and get more for them that way!