Turnpin Elkington Pantoscopic bifocal spectacles

Made:
England
Turnpin Elkington Pantoscopic bifocal spectacles

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Turnpin Elkington Pantoscopic bifocal spectacles
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Turnpin Elkington Pantoscopic bifocal spectacles, blued steel wire, English, 1840-1860

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A681829
Materials:
steel (blued wire)
Measurements:
length 107 mm
extended, approx.: length 144 mm
width 107 mm
H.D.C.D.: width 60 mm
height 33 mm
type:
spectacles