Pair of straight spectacles

Made:: 1751-1850

maker:: Unknown

Straight spectacles, blued steel wire, horn inner rims, English, 1751-1850.
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Pair of straight spectacles, blued steel wire with horn inner rims, English, 1751-1850

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Details

Category:: Ophthalmology

Object Number:: A682034

Materials:: frame, horn, inner rims, frame, steel (blued wire)

type:: spectacles, ophthalmology (aids), ophthalmology (aids), spectacles, straight

taxonomy:

furnishing and equipment
tools & equipment
eyeglass

credit:: Loan, Wellcome Trust

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