Folding hand spectacles

PART OF:
Two pairs of folding eyeglasses
Made:
1850-1899 in Europe
Pair of hand-held tortoiseshell rimmed folding spectacles with

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Pair of hand-held tortoiseshell rimmed folding spectacles with
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Pair of hand-held tortoiseshell rimmed folding spectacles with spring bridge, unsigned, European, 1850-1899.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1934-151/2
Materials:
steel (metal), tortoiseshell, glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
open: 4 mm x 103 mm x 50 mm, .008kg
type:
hand spectacles