Selection of spectacle-maker's tools

Made:
1801-1820 in England
maker:
Hudson, Frederick T.
Selection of spectacle-maker's tools, English

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Selection of spectacle-maker's tools, English
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Selection of spectacle-maker's tools, English, early 19th century. 35 items: three spectacle size gauges, (two wood, one brass), size and shape templates, file, selection of tortoiseshell blank pieces, part worked. used by Hudson of Greenwich

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1948-330
Materials:
wood, metal, iron, leather, tortoiseshell, copper (alloy), brass and box (wood)
Measurements:
overall: x x , , 2.875kg
type:
tools
credit:
Gabb, George Hugh