Bi-convex crown lens

Made:
1980 in St Asaph
maker:
Chance-Pilkington
Bi-convex crown lens, by Chance-Pilkington, St

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Bi-convex crown lens, by Chance-Pilkington, St
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Bi-convex crown lens, by Chance-Pilkington, St. Asaph,Clwyd, Wales, 1980.

Details

Category:
Glass Technology
Object Number:
1980-468/2
type:
lens
credit:
Chance-Pilkington

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