Turn pin spectacles

Turn pin spectacles, steel, in hinged cap shagreen case

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Turn pin spectacles, steel, in hinged cap shagreen case
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Turn pin spectacles, steel, in hinged cap shagreen case, said to be Georgian, English 1751-1830

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Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A172708
Materials:
frames, steel, case, shagreen, case, wood and case, silver, mounts
Measurements:
height 36 mm
folded: length 112 mm
extended: length 188 mm
width 117 mm
H.D.C.D.: width 56 mm
weight 26 grams
case: height 128 mm
case: length 55 mm
case: depth 19 mm
type:
spectacles
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)