Antique Jeweler's Magnifying Loupe (Presumed Echarco) in Original Box panama with a few small scrapes

with a few small scrapes to the orange lacquer on the exterior and one crack to the black lacquer at the edge of one interior tray (see detailed photos)

Z" plus the curious "De-nose" at bottom

there is a bit of the red showing on the lower layers of the sides particularly (not visible when viewed from the front)

but it might shine up a bit)

I believe this would have been used for cooking as well as serving

Antique Jeweler's Magnifying Loupe (Presumed Echarco) in Original Box panama with a few small scrapesI didn't know it when I found it, but I believe this magnifying "spectacle loupe" was made by Echarco, patented 1897, and though I've found a few records of them, they seem to be pretty coveted things, scooped up whenever they are listed. This one was clearly used, with cloth tape wrapped carefully around the lower rings, which of course makes me like it all the more. It's quite a nice thing to use, with the steel armature situating the lens the