Antique Jeweler's Magnifying Loupe (Presumed Echarco) in Original Box nuanced but I think they make

but I think they make a pretty great pair as is

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

the painted text on that page of the book seems first to have read “with loving wishes”

is a widely collected Canadian folk art sculptor and woodcarver who

Antique Jeweler's Magnifying Loupe (Presumed Echarco) in Original Box nuanced but I think they makeI 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