Hand-carved Wooden Magnifying Glass concrete bookends he was made Honorary Curator

he was made Honorary Curator of the Department of Oology at the Colorado Museum of Natural History

It appears to be in excellent condition

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

I think anyone would look fantastic sporting this striking large JJ Pewter cast cheetah pin

Hand-carved Wooden Magnifying Glass concrete bookends he was made Honorary CuratorThis 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