Bifocal Spectacles

Made:
1927 in United Kingdom
Bifocal Spectacles Pair of bifocal spectacles with tortoiseshell rims and gold

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Bifocal Spectacles
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem

Pair of bifocal spectacles with tortoiseshell rims and gold
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pair of bifocal spectacles with tortoiseshell rims and gold nosepiece and arms, c. 1927.

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Object Number:
Y1999.36.19
Materials:
glass, tortoiseshell and gold (metal)
Measurements:
overall (lying flat): 23 mm x 112 mm x 76 mm,
type:
spectacles
credit:
Gift of Mr. G.W. Colebrook