Magnifiers

Why Are Sheet Magnifiers Called Fresnel Lenses?

Celebrating the life-saving lens invented by Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788-1827)

Why are sheet magnifiers called Fresnel lenses?

One of the most frequent questions we get asked is: ‘what is the biggest magnifier I can buy?’ We have hand-held magnifying glasses up to 5-inches in diameter but that’s about as big as a...

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Welcome to In the Loupe, a Blog about Magnifiers

Welcome to In The Loupe, our blog about Magnifiers.Magnifico (The Magnifier Company)By way of introduction, Magnifico was established in 1999 as a small company selling magnifiers online. Our range includes everything from a traditional hand-held Classic Magnifier, to Fresnel Lenses,

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20 Things you can do with a Magnifying Glass

Magnifico (The Magnifier Company) has been around since 1999.In that time we have answered thousands of questions about magnifying glasses. Sometimes we hear of usage requirements that are completely new to us. We are always happy to hear of any situation where a magnifier might come in handy, and can...

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Magnifying Glasses for TV and Film

Many people ask us for magnifying glasses as seen on TV and to be honest we’ve usually got no idea what programme they are talking about.

How to get magnifying glasses as seen on TV

But during lockdown, like everybody else, we found ourselves watching TV more than ever. It was...

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