Antique Jeweler's Magnifying Loupe (Presumed Echarco) in Original Box nuanced Sight: 8 1/8” x 6”

Sight: 8 1/8” x 6” Very good condition

though it is the right end that was cut off (quite some years ago

creating the effect of a busy flock fluttering all around

is a widely collected Canadian folk art sculptor and woodcarver who

and makes me think that is likely about the age of this one--here's a link

Antique Jeweler's Magnifying Loupe (Presumed Echarco) in Original Box nuanced Sight: 8 1/8” x 6”I didn't know it when I found it, but I believe this magnifying "spectacle loupe" was made by Echarco, patented 1897, and though I've found a few records of them, they seem to be pretty coveted things, scooped up whenever they are listed. This one was clearly used, with cloth tape wrapped carefully around the lower rings, which of course makes me like it all the more. It's quite a nice thing to use, with the steel armature situating the lens the