Lot of 2 Vintage Stanhope England Carved Pencil & Dip Pen Holder/ Letter Opener
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Late 19th / Early 20 Century. Elaborately carved bone handle with checkered flat end for erasing. Intricate detail and design. 1. 5.25 inches. letter opener or nib part is missing. But still can be used as needle holder (both ends attached together w/ the body via threaded screw-in parts) 2. 3.75 inches. Pencil inside. Stanhopes or Stanho-scopes are optical devices that enable the viewing of micro photographs. Novelty souvenirs that incorporated a tiny hidden image became popular during the 19th century and included objects such as ink pens, sewing accessories, letter openers and jewelry. The image is visible through a tiny hole with a magnified lens and can be found by holding the object up to a light. Images range from landscapes, to portraits, to event souvenirs, to religious icons and scenes and are about 1/10th an inch in diameter and 1/4 an inch long. These objects are named after the inventor of the Stanhope Lens, Lord Charles Stanhope, even though a further developed, modifi
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