Turn pin spectacles

Made:
1827-1829 in England
Turn pin spectacles, silver, London hallmark, 1829, by E.T

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Turn pin spectacles, silver, London hallmark, 1829, by E.T
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Turn pin spectacles, silver, London hallmark, 1829, by E.T., English, 1827-1829

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A62376
Materials:
frame, silver
Measurements:
height 24 mm
folded: length 105 mm
extended: length 170 mm
width 114 mm
H.D.C.D.: width 59 mm
weight 22 grams
type:
spectacles

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