Magnifying glass
- Made:
- 1730-1830
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Magnifying glass, lens missing, in elaborate tortoiseshell casing, lens band pivots round to expose lens, probably English, 1730-1830
Details
- Category:
- Ophthalmology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A680621
- Materials:
- silver, lens band, clasps, tortoiseshell, casing and mother-of-pearl, inlay
- Measurements:
-
length 86 mm
width 66 mm
thickness 19 mm
- type:
- magnifying glasses
- credit:
- W.C. and I.
