Pair of 'Martins Margins' spectacles

PART OF:: Pair of 'Martins Margins' spectacles, with brass strap hinge leather covered case

Made:: 1800-1825 in United Kingdom

Pair of 'Martins Margins' spectacles with round convex lenses

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Pair of 'Martins Margins' spectacles with round convex lenses
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Pair of 'Martins Margins' spectacles with round convex lenses in a blued steel wire frame and turnpin sides, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1800-1825

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1996-292/1

Materials:: tortoise shell, steel (metal) and glass

Measurements:: overall: .007kg
spectacles frame (closed): 15 mm x 115 mm x 30 mm,
eyepiece: 30 mm
lens: 15 mm

type:: spectacles

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Pair of 'Martins Margins' spectacles

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