Spectacles with additional hinged reading lenses

Made:: 1820-1860 in England

Spectacles with two sets of round lenses

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Spectacles with two sets of round lenses
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Spectacles with two sets of round lenses, the second set hinged to allow the spectacles to be used for distance or reading ('as Dr Kitchiner'), c1850, English.

Details

Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1921-323/184

Materials:: metal, steel and glass

Measurements:: overall: 40 mm x 170 mm x 25 mm, , .02kg

type:: spectacles

credit:: Dunscombe collection of spectacles

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