Scissor spectacles

Made:
1800-1880

Scissor spectacles, handle and frames of tortoiseshell, folding, English(?), 1800-1880

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682149
Materials:
frame & handle, tortoiseshell
Measurements:
handle: height 113 mm
handle: width 13 mm
frames: length 105 mm
lenses: diameter 35 mm
type:
hand spectacles - scissor

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