Hand-carved Wooden Magnifying Glass newfoundland particularly

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so it makes perfect sense that in Japan there is a tradition of carrying one of these carvings in a pocket

the drawing resembles a hex sign

The box is stamped Phang Kim Tjoeng and Banka Blinjoe on the bottom

Hand-carved Wooden Magnifying Glass newfoundland particularlyThis 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