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Gold turnpin bent 'preserver' spectacles

PART OF:: Display board of spectacles and lenses, c.1921

Made:: 1828-1838 in Bristol

maker:: John Braham

Gold turnpin bent 'preserver' spectacles

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Gold turnpin bent 'preserver' spectacles, with oval lenses by John Braham, Bristol, 1828-1838

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1921-323/157

Materials:: gold plated (gilded), metal, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass

Measurements:: overall: 31 mm x 115 mm x 35 mm, , .02kg

type:: protective spectacles

credit:: Dunscombe collection of spectacles

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