Bow, transverse folding spectacles

Made:
1690-1720
Bow, transverse folding spectacles, quartz, horn and blue steel

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Bow, transverse folding spectacles, quartz, horn and blue steel, one lens missing, English, 1690-1720

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A681526
Materials:
quartz, horn and steel (blue)
Measurements:
folded: length 58 mm
lens: diameter 36 mm
gram: weight 8
type:
nose spectacles - bow

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