Quizzer spectacles

Made:
1840-1860 in France
maker:
Unknown
Quizzer spectacles, gold plated, in snap lid leather case

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Quizzer spectacles, gold plated, in snap lid leather case
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Quizzer spectacles, gold plated, in snap lid leather case, French, c. 1850

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682100
Materials:
frame, gold (plated), case, leather, case, silk and case, velvet, lining
Measurements:
length 75 mm
rim: width 38 mm
lens: width 35 mm
handle: thickness 6 mm
case: length 100 mm
case: width 63 mm
case: depth 19 mm
type:
single eyeglass - quizzing