Plastic framed lorgnette spectacles

PART OF:: Thirteen pairs lorgnettes and spectacles

Made:: 1880-1905 in Greenwich

maker:: Hudson & Son

Pair of plastic rimmed folding lorgnette hand spectacles

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Pair of plastic rimmed folding lorgnette hand spectacles
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Pair of plastic rimmed folding lorgnette hand spectacles, square lenses, mother-of-pearl inlay, and suspension loop, by Hudson & Son, Greenwich, London, England, 1880-1905.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1948-331/12

Materials:: plastic (unidentified), glass, tortoiseshell, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and mother-of-pearl

Measurements:: closed: 11 mm x 275 mm x 27 mm, .029kg

type:: hand spectacles - lorgnette

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Plastic framed lorgnette spectacles

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