This handy "magnifying reader" is used by sliding it across the printed page.  It can also be used as a conventional magnifying glass or as a paperweight.  Made to advertise the Shaw-Barton agency (founded in 1940, Coshocton, Ohio).  The glass is framed in wood, then wrapped in leather—embossed with gold lettering to remind us that "Business goes where invited; Stays where appreciated."   (1" x 3.5" x 4")   da12999a

c. 1940's - 1950's