Pair of gilded wire framed round spectacles

Made:
1910-1930 in Cobham
maker:
C. W. Dixey and Son
Pair of wire framed round lens spectacles, male style

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Pair of wire framed round lens spectacles, male style
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Pair of wire framed round lens spectacles, male style, gilded brass with tortoiseshell decoration, plastic nose support and curved arm ends, unsigned, British, 1910-1930. Supplied by C. W. Dixey and Son, London, England.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
2000-831/5
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), gold plated (gilded), plastic (unidentified), tortoiseshell and glass
Measurements:
overall (closed): 20 mm x 120 mm x 40 mm,
overall (open): 40 mm x 120 mm x 120 mm, Wt. 0.023kg
type:
spectacles