Transverse folding spectacles

Transverse folding spectacles, steel, in snap lid case

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Transverse folding spectacles, steel, in snap lid case
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Transverse folding spectacles, steel, in snap lid case, Japanned steel, English, 1740-1800

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Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A62540
Materials:
frames, steel, case, steel, japanned and case, velvet, lining
Measurements:
spectacles: height 38 mm
spectacles folded: length 106 mm
spectacles extended: length 151 mm
spectacles: width 122 mm
spectacles H.D.C.D.: width 58 mm
case: length 132 mm
case: width 56 mm
case: depth 16 mm
type:
spectacles