English rimless 'Finger Piece' clip eyeglasses with oval lenses and gold and cork plaquets

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

Made:: 1880-1899 in England

English rimless 'Finger Piece' clip eyeglasses with oval lenses

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English rimless 'Finger Piece' clip eyeglasses with oval lenses and gold and cork plaquets, c.1890.

Details

Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1921-323/379

Materials:: gold plated (gilded), copper (alloy) and cork

Measurements:: overall: 30 mm x 105 mm x 12 mm, , .01kg

type:: nose spectacles - pince nez

credit:: Dunscombe collection of spectacles

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