Folding Magnifier - round, in hard case

Summary

About 4X magnification, 30mm diameter lens, folds into a hard plastic case

Comments

Fits neatly in the pocket due its relatively small size (for a reading magnifier), and also due to it's small size it's (relatively) high magnification.

I call these "the Russian magnifiers." Diana (who works here) is Russian-speaking and asked her to translate the Russian on the magnifier. It says the magnifier is made of plastic. Presumably that is something to celebrate in Russia.

Technical

Magnification / lens size in mm: 4X30

Field of view: vertically, 3 or 4 lines; horizontally about 2 words.

Lens material: glass

Origin / brand: we imported these from Russian (they are no longer available).

Casing: folds into a hard plastic case

Presentation: we'll probably be able to find you a clip-top polythene bag

Further information

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