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Vintage Ophthalmology Berger Loupe

Vintage Ophthalmology Berger Loupe

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Vintage Ophthalmology Berger Loupe 

This wearable Vintage Ophthalmology Berger Loupe is a very strange looking device. The design centres around a biconvex lens with a black moulded plastic 'hood,' and fitted with an elastic head band to position the loupe over the ophthalmologist's eyes.

In good cosmetic condition with a few scuffs and surface blemishes. There is no maker's mark and it is supplied as is, without a box or instructions.

Approximate Size WHD: 13 (max) x 6 x 12 cm

Loupes or magnifiers, in conjunction with a light source, have been used for many years by ophthalmologists for eye examinations but, in the late Victorian era, Dr E Berger was looking for something more 'hands free,'  Patented in 1900, Berger commissioned Koch, Switzerland to make a 2-lens binocular loupe. The design was then manufactured by different companies including Gowllands in the UK.

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