Straight spectacle frame

Made:
1831-1900
Straight spectacle frame, tortoiseshell, English, 1831-1900

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Straight spectacle frame, tortoiseshell, English, 1831-1900
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Straight spectacle frame, tortoiseshell, English, 1831-1900

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A681183
Materials:
tortoiseshell and steel
Measurements:
length 157 mm
width 139 mm
HDCD: width 67 mm
height 45 mm
type:
spectacle frames

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