The iron and glass system is from the #40s

and for the #whatisit series

born from the imagination of Queen Elizabeth I of England in the 16th century

The beautiful and #ancient #postal #scale #letterweigher

contains a wonderful ancient #foldingscissors

Antica lente d’ingrandimento lavorata insegna margarina The iron and glass systemantique #lensmagnifying glass cm 20 all worked; heavy #lens, magnifies well, some central scratches of the time. A super #brocante #antiqueobject that immediately evokes old books, old stamp albums, the smell of cigars and wrinkled hands that carefully handle their #collectables. A tool for #cabinetdescuriosites and #wunderkammer