Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case
1830-1840
1937.1631
Wood, paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hardware/ household
Object name
Hardware/ household
Date
1920-1940
Medium
Metal, glass, leather
Dimensions
5 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description
This magnifying glass is in a leather case printed in gold "Presented By Edward
Smith & Co./Varnish Makers and Color Grinders/45 Broadway, New York".The magnifying glass handle is engraved " You Can Not Magnify The Merits Of Our Varnishes/ Edward Smith & Co. New York".
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.1616
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
