Quizzer spectacles

Made:
1830-1850 in France
maker:
Unknown
Quizzer spectacles, ornate gold plated frame and handle

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Quizzer spectacles, ornate gold plated frame and handle
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Quizzer spectacles, ornate gold plated frame and handle, in snap lid leather case, French, c. 1840

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682101
Materials:
frame, gold (plated), case, leather, case, velvet and case, silk, lining
Measurements:
overall: length 73 mm
rim: diameter 41 mm
lens: diameter 35 mm
handle: thickness 3 mm
case: length 95 mm
case: width 65 mm
case: depth 19 mm
type:
single eyeglass - quizzing