Description
Handsome desktop magnifying glass given to White House staff by President Roosevelt as a Christmas gift in 1943, featuring a mahogany-colored leatherette covering embossed in gold with a presentation inscription, “Christmas 1943, From F. D. R.” The glass base measures 3.75″ x 3.75″, and the device is 1.25″ tall at the highest point of the magnification bubble. In fine condition.
