Hinged cap spectacle case

Made:: 1750-1850

Hinged cap spectacle case, shagreen and silver
Science Museum Group

Hinged cap spectacle case, shagreen and silver, English 1750-1850

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Category:: Ophthalmology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A680375

Materials:: shagreen and silver

Measurements:: length 131 mm
width 49 mm
height 17 mm

type:: spectacles component - case

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Hinged cap spectacle case

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