Folding hand spectacles

Made:
1800-1850 in Europe
Folding hand spectacles, silver plated frames (no hallmark)

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Folding hand spectacles, silver plated frames (no hallmark)
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Folding hand spectacles, silver plated frames (no hallmark), unsigned, European, 1800-1850. When closed can be used as magnifying glass

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1918-41
Materials:
silver plated and glass
Measurements:
overall: .02kg
overall (closed): 12 mm x 37 mm x 85 mm,
type:
hand spectacles and magnifying glass
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry