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You sure the round piece doesn't pivot up 90 degrees like the side with the hash marks? Looks like that side is hinged as well... Ahh, you are right, I had tried that, but just threw a little break free on it and was able to work it open. I'll have to ask my uncle what he did for a living and why he had this, maybe he was a stamp collector. Thank you! Also useful for finding those miserable mini-slivers you get in your hands. They're useful for all kinds of things. How was Gramps' eyesight? He might have got it to be able to see small things.
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What it is - is a magnifying glass.
What it is NOT is a folding magnifying loupe thread counter.
I have had these types for years.
For The interested go back to the website posted above and see the two types. The thread counter has tiny little stripes along the edge. Individual threads are counted in various types of woven cloth. For example go to Costco and look at the selections of bed sheets available and the various thread counts at various prices. The greater numbers of threads per inch the greater the price. Presumably the higher thread counts are smoother and last longer in certain types of threads.
In my work/career I dealt with geology and topographic maps a lot. I used them to count topographic contours *( elevation ) on maps of many different scales.
Around the house I use them for just about anything that I can't see well. Splinters in the fingers for example.
The thread counter loupe with the little lines is 10 power. Pretty strong. Sometimes it is too magnified.
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Barkoff, those magnifiers were commonly used in printing. Specifically in the laying out and registering of negatives, (a process known commonly as stripping) and for proof making.
I've spent hundreds of hours staring through one of those to line up the registration marks on negatives when I was in the printing trade.
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Looks like a bed spread or comforter, it's used to cover bed sheets. Don't know why you would need a magnifying glass to try to determine that though. You phuggars, why can't I keep you guys serious and on point, WHY?
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It's used for burning insects on a sunny day. OK, that was really troubling. Even more so since I about fell over laughing myself silly. Not that I ever did such monstrous things as a young lad...   +1
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Use one just like it to identify tree species from ariel photos.
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It's used for burning insects on a sunny day. OK, that was really troubling. Even more so since I about fell over laughing myself silly. Not that I ever did such monstrous things as a young lad... KG- Stick to lighting paper , leaves, and grass. 
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