Scissor spectacles

Made:
1810-1830 in France
maker:
Unknown
Scissor spectacles, silver rims and stems, tortoiseshell handle

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Scissor spectacles, silver rims and stems, tortoiseshell handle
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Scissor spectacles, silver rims and stems, tortoiseshell handle, French, c. 1820

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682146
Materials:
frame, silver, handle, tortoiseshell and handle, copper, rivets
Measurements:
handle: height 124 mm
handle: width 39 mm
handle: depth 12 mm
frame: length 98 mm
lenses: diameter 35 mm
type:
hand spectacles - scissor