Hand spectacles

Hand spectacles, short transverse spring single fold

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Hand spectacles, short transverse spring single fold
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Hand spectacles, short transverse spring single fold, press spring catch, silver frames, mother-of-pearl and silver handle, English, 1790-1850

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Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682134
Materials:
frame, silver, handle, mother-of-pearl and handle, silver
Measurements:
handle: height 77 mm
handle: width 26 mm
handle: depth 11 mm
frame, open: width 102 mm
frame, H.D.C.D.: width 59 mm
type:
hand spectacles - lorgnette