Pair of straight spectacles

Made:
1751-1850 in England
Straight spectacles, blued steel wire, horn inner rims, English

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

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682034
Materials:
frame, steel (blued wire) and frame, horn, inner rims
Measurements:
overall: 26 mm x 142 mm x 10 mm, .01 kg
type:
spectacles
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust