Steel framed spectacles with prismatic eyepieces, 1750-1890

Made:: 1750-1890 in United Kingdom

Pair of steel-framed spectacles with prismatic eyepieces

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Pair of steel-framed spectacles with prismatic eyepieces
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Pair of steel-framed spectacles with prismatic eyepieces, one brass turnpin side missing, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1750-1890

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1955-62

Materials:: brass and glass

Measurements:: overall: 19 mm x 114 mm x 33 mm, .033kg

type:: spectacles

credit:: King's College, London

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Steel framed spectacles with prismatic eyepieces, 1750-1890

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