Hand-carved Wooden Magnifying Glass concrete bookends and is adhered to a

and is adhered to a paper backing (on which text is written) which measures 5 1/4” x 7 1/4”

I know from someone more expert that me that the watermark on the top left of the lined paper on which it is drawn dates it to the 1860s or so

but also great just sitting around

and I'd guess a fair amount of dancing

I have searched a bunch and not found another set like these (I would buy them up if I could find them)

Hand-carved Wooden Magnifying Glass concrete bookends and is adhered to aThis is not an antique, but it certainly has some age to it, and I really like the fairly rustic approach to what I typically think of as a pretty refined object. Plus the perfectly round raised ring around the glass and perfectly flat handle, which makes me think a bit of a popsicle or lollipop on a stick, and also of shaker bevelled glass hand mirrors. A fun object, great for all sorts of displays and who can ever have too many magnifiers laying