Scissor spectacles

Made:
1819-1838 in France
maker:
Unknown
Scissor spectacles, tortoiseshell handle, silver folding frames

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Scissor spectacles, tortoiseshell handle, silver folding frames
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Scissor spectacles, tortoiseshell handle, silver folding frames, Paris hallmark, 1819-1838, French, 1819-1838

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682154
Materials:
frames, silver and handle, tortoiseshell
Measurements:
handle: height 107 mm
handle: width 13 mm
frames: length 90 mm
lenses: diameter 30 mm
type:
hand spectacles - scissor