Pair of spectacles

PART OF:: Pair of spectacles in case

Made:: 1850-1900 in Europe

Pair of yellow-tinted spectacles with part of an arm missing

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Pair of yellow-tinted spectacles with part of an arm missing
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Pair of yellow-tinted spectacles with part of an arm missing and one lens cracked, unsigned, Europe, 1850-1900

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1928-855/1

Materials:: steel (metal), tortoiseshell and horn

Measurements:: spctacles: 12 mm x 27 mm x 110 mm, .012kg

type:: spectacles and spectacle case

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Pair of spectacles

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