Hi Denise. Try either (or both) your local jeweller or optometrist and ask them about an 8x LUPE. Mike S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise McMahon" <helendmc@powerup.com.au> Date: Sunday, February 10, 2002 11:52 pm Subject: [AVNE] Resources > Can anyone tell me where I can buy a magnifying glass. Not the > little ones you buy in the newsagencies but much stronger. > > I have been using a magnifying sheet, under a lamp with a torch > shining onto the subject. > I now have a photo of a minutes book taken in the St. Johns Lodge > and I am trying to read the names. > > I have found that shining a good torch onto the > paper,/photo/book/newsprint/whatever makes things much clearer. > > It also shows up marks which naked eye can't see on the back of > photos. I have found a few names on the backs of 1800 photos > which I couldn't see, until the torch was shone on it.. > Obviously the pen/pencil or whatever was used has faded, but the > indentation is still there. > > Thought it may be a good clue for everyone. > > Denise > > ---------------- Powered by telstra.com