Coil spring spectacles

Made:
1801-1900 in England
maker:
Unknown
Coil spring spectacles

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Coil spring spectacles, steel wire, painted black, English, 19th century

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682037
Materials:
steel (wire) and glass
Measurements:
overall: 54 mm x 195 mm x 12 mm, .01 kg
type:
spectacles
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust