Nov 01, 1900
1 min
Full-HD

Grandma's Reading Glass (1900)

A child borrows his grandmother's magnifying glass to look at a newspaper ad for Bovril, at a watch, and then at a bird. The child shows grandma what he is doing. The child looks next at grandma's eye, then at a kitten.

Category

Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

George Albert Smith Films

Harold Smith

Willy, the Little Grandson

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