Glass cutting wheel

Glass cutting wheel

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Glass cutting wheel, used to cut a glass lens to basic shape before finishing with a hand edger, 1920-1939.

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Category:
Ophthalmology
Object Number:
1999-997
type:
cutting wheel
credit:
Eye Deal Eyes Opticians