Extending spectacles

Made:
1821-1850 in England

Extending spectacles, silver, marked J.W. Birmingham, English, 1821-1850

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A894
Materials:
silver
Measurements:
length 114 mm
extending: length 167 mm
width 116 mm
HDCD: width 60 mm
height 27 mm
type:
spectacles
credit:
Jones, A.S.

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