Scissor spectacles

Scissor spectacles, horn or tortoiseshell, English, 1801-1850

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Scissor spectacles, horn or tortoiseshell, English, 1801-1850
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Scissor spectacles, horn or tortoiseshell, English, 1801-1850

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Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A62505
Materials:
horn, ? material and tortoiseshell, ? material
Measurements:
folded: length 77 mm
extended: length 127 mm
across lens: length 35 mm
across lens: weight 35 kg
type:
hand spectacles - scissor