Silver foldover eyeglasses with oval lenses

Silver foldover eyeglasses with oval lenses

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Silver foldover eyeglasses with oval lenses
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Silver foldover eyeglasses with oval lenses, folding into a tortoiseshell case/handle, ca 1850.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1921-323/315
Materials:
silver, tortoiseshell and complete
Measurements:
overall: 75 mm
type:
hand spectacles - lorgnette
credit:
Dunscombe collection of spectacles