Early spectacles: silver frame

PART OF:: Early spectacles: silver frame

Made:: circa 1820 in United Kingdom

Early spectacles: silver frame, unsigned, United Kingdom, c

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Early spectacles: silver frame, unsigned, United Kingdom, c
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Early spectacles: silver frame, unsigned, United Kingdom, c. 1820. Frame engraved "W.T.B". One arm unhinged.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1918-35/1

Materials:: silver and glass

Measurements:: overall: 7 mm x 206 mm x 47 mm, .061kg

type:: spectacles and spectacle case

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Early spectacles: silver frame

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