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You must have heard the word 'magnifier', a glass used to read the small print, but how many types of magnifier are you aware of? If you do not anything about the magnifier and its types then you are at a right place. Below is the list of magnifiers that you can use.
Card Magnifier
The car magnifier lenses are perfectly suitable to read small prints on maps and telephone directories. The size of card magnifier is equivalent to the size of credit card. It perfectly fits in the pocket and can be carried anywhere
Magnifying Sheet
The size of this magnifier is as large as a full sheet of paper; this is the reason for it being known as a magnifying sheet. The magnifying sheet is made of plastic and provides a magnification up to four times the size of original text. It is perfectly suitable to scan small items as directory text.
Square Magnifier
Not much differentiated in property but this lens has a square shape. Polystyrene and polycarbonate are used as the main material to make the square magnifier. The diameter of square magnifier is up to 130 mm
Clip-on Magnifiers
Clip on magnifiers provides extra magnification which is most suitable for hand work such as sewing clothes and making crafts and models. These magnifiers have dual properties. It can be flipped up and down as per the needs. When not to be used as a magnifier these works as regular reading glasses.
Grip Magnifiers
Grip magnifiers are designed to provide a grip. Grip makes it comfortable to handle these magnifiers. These also come with an ultra bright LED light. The light is immensely useful to indulge in work like reading the tiniest text written anywhere.
Clip Magnifier
Just like the grip magnifier, the clip magnifier too is ergonomically designed. It perfectly clips in to the page which one reads with its help. This magnification object is very light weight and can be easily kept in pockets.
Bookmark Magnifiers
It solves two in one purpose, rather three in one to be more appropriate. First function is to help read the small text, second is to be used as a bookmark and third one relates to its unique designing which makes it suitable gift items. The bookmarks can have custom logos, self chosen images and designs and also the custom size to fit in a small notepad or a big diary.
This is not it as the list of one of the most suitable object that is 'a magnifier' is large. Designs, shapes, size, material and purpose the list in each category is long.
