Description
An excellent 8 inch paired, flip type trial lens set/optometer with French ivory handle c.1920.
Perfect lenses marked +/- 0.25, bright nickelled steel square shaft, flawless handle. Minor corrosion to the hilt (see photo). marked AO (Aloe? American Optical?)? At least 100 years old. Great display piece for the optometrist.
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ScientificaOpticae
Scientifica Opticae
Mark Hacking (Scientifica Opticae Inc.) has been an avid collector/dealer for over 40 years. A former Science teacher, he has an innate love for anything natural or mechanical. Specializing in optical (microscopes, telescopes), surveying, medical, weighing and drawing instruments, he is an active participant of the Scientific Instrument Fair in London. Living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, with his wife and two children; Mark looks forward to meeting as many fellow collectors as possible, and has a worldwide following on eBay (Sciopti). As of Nov. 1/24 my email has changed to either [email protected] or [email protected].