Pair of sun spectacles with blue & red glass lens

Pair of protective sun spectacles with colbalt blue glass lens

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Pair of protective sun spectacles with colbalt blue glass lens
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Pair of protective sun spectacles with colbalt blue glass lens, both front and at sides, in metal frames, unsigned, European, 1800-1850. Part of various accessories used by William Crookes in his spectroscopic observations

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1923-372/3
Materials:
glass and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall (closed): 32 mm x 125 mm x 30 mm,
overall weight: .062kg
type:
sun-glasses