Spectacles, pince nez

Made:
1830-1900
Spectacles, pince nez, folding, steel wire, right lens missing

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Spectacles, pince nez, folding, steel wire, right lens missing
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Spectacles, pince nez, folding, steel wire, right lens missing, English (?), 1830-1900

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A682239
Materials:
steel (wire) and tortoiseshell, nose pads
Measurements:
length 36 mm
height 61 mm
lens: length 37 mm
lens: width 26 mm
type:
nose spectacles - pince nez

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