Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

Pair of tortoiseshelll rimmed spectacles

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Pair of tortoiseshelll rimmed spectacles
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Pair of tortoiseshelll rimmed spectacles, oval lenses with vertically folding arms, by Hudson & Son, Greenwich, London, England, 1850-1905

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1948-331/3
Materials:
tortoiseshell, glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
closed: 7 mm x 113 mm x 28 mm, .014kg
type:
spectacles