Snellen Vision Testing Cards Set for Railway, Marine and School Exams, Early 20th C. pretty abacus with glossy front

with glossy front

and I rather like the effect of these surface imperfections subtly undermining the perfection of beauty herself

I am pricing just based on its charm

Plus gold paint on the lower halves of each of the three interlocking locks

With a wonderful little bow tie at his neck and stain at upper left seems like a lucky cloud

Snellen Vision Testing Cards Set for Railway, Marine and School Exams, Early 20th C. pretty abacus with glossy frontFound in their original envelop, with Millar and Wel_ (?) Opticians on, Boston stickeron the face and instruction card still inside, this appears to be a complete, or nearly so, set of early 20th c. Snellen vision testing cards. Nineteen cards total, plus instruction card, with three of the cards showing railway signals to be read at a distance of 20 feet as these were commonly used for testing the vision of train conductors railway workers. Included: