English tortoiseshell spectacles with round lenses and turnpin sides

Made:
1830-1849 in England
English tortoiseshell spectacles with round lenses and turnpin

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English tortoiseshell spectacles with round lenses and turnpin
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English tortoiseshell spectacles with round lenses and turnpin sides, c. 1840.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1921-323/148
Materials:
tortoiseshell, glass, silver plated and copper (alloy)
Measurements:
overall (closed): 35 mm x 110 mm x 10 mm, , .015kg
type:
spectacles
credit:
Dunscombe collection of spectacles