Accession No

1628

Brief Description

illuminated magnifier, by Beck, English, 1929

Origin

England; London

Maker

Beck

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1929

Latest Date

1929

Inscription Date

Material

metal (white metal, brass); glass

Dimensions

length 171mm; breadth 28mm; depth 29mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by Beck Ltd. in 1972.

Inscription

‘BECK - LONDON
LUMINEX
REG. DESIGN
771009’ (barrel)

Description Notes

Illuminated magnifier consists of lenses mounted in white metal eyecup which slots onto pencil torch. Power given as 15x. Tube for slotting terminates at eye-end in a frosted glass disc. Torch has white metal barrel with sliding switch and screwfit battery compartment.
Attached label says ‘designed 1929, manufactured 1929. To fit onto Everready ‘fountain pen’ pocket torch. Various powers were made & even a complete microscope was produced to replace the 3 lens system of this unit.’

Condition good; complete.

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