English tortoiseshell pivot eyeglasses with oval lenses

Made:
1830-1849 in England
English tortoiseshell pivot eyeglasses with oval lenses, c

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English tortoiseshell pivot eyeglasses with oval lenses, c
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English tortoiseshell pivot eyeglasses with oval lenses, c. 1840.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1921-323/253
Materials:
tortoiseshell, glass, silver plated and copper (alloy)
Measurements:
overall (open): 30 mm x 135 mm x 9 mm, , .01kg
overall (lenses): 40 mm x 25 mm
type:
hand spectacles
credit:
Dunscombe collection of spectacles