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Sunglasses with dark blue lenses

Sunglasses with dark blue lenses

1860-1900

Pair of plastic National Health Service spectacles

Pair of plastic National Health Service spectacles

circa 1950

Spectacles in silver case prestented to Mr William Oliver by the workmen at the NE railway shops Gateshead, October 1872

Spectacles in silver case prestented to Mr William Oliver by the workmen at the NE railway shops Gateshead, October 1872

Straight spectacles, steel, English, 1751-1830

Straight spectacles, steel, English, 1751-1830

1751-1830

Transverse folding spectacles

Transverse folding spectacles

1796-1798

Straight spectacles with bifocal perfection lenses

Straight spectacles with bifocal perfection lenses

1885-1895

Spectacles, gold rims

Spectacles, gold rims

1853

Straight spectacles

Straight spectacles

1796-1797

Pair of straight spectacles

Pair of straight spectacles

1790-1870

Pair of turn pin spectacles

Pair of turn pin spectacles

1823-1825

Pair of hand-held folding spectacles

Pair of hand-held folding spectacles

1780-1880

Pair of hand-held folding spectacles

Pair of hand-held folding spectacles

1820-1890

Coil spring spectacles

Coil spring spectacles

1948-1960

Pair of straight spectacles

Pair of straight spectacles

1751-1850

Coil spring spectacles

Coil spring spectacles

1801-1900

Pair of extending spectacles

Pair of extending spectacles

1808-1840

Straight half-moon spectacles

Straight half-moon spectacles

1810-1860

Eyeglasses with Sensor (test pair)

Eyeglasses with Sensor (test pair)

2014

Eyeglasses fitted with analogue infrared sensor

Eyeglasses fitted with analogue infrared sensor

2014

Turn pin spectacles with tinted, double folding lenses, France, 1790-1850

Turn pin spectacles with tinted, double folding lenses, France, 1790-1850

1790-1850

Bow Nuremberg spectacles, cased, Germany, 1651-1710

Bow Nuremberg spectacles, cased, Germany, 1651-1710

1651-1710

Cataract glasses in case c. 1971

Cataract glasses in case c. 1971

circa 1971

Green-Lensed Spectacles

Green-Lensed Spectacles

1770-1790

Quizzing glass, cased, France, 1800-1820

Quizzing glass, cased, France, 1800-1820

1800-1820

Spectacles, extending, brass, English, 1700-1820

Spectacles, extending, brass, English, 1700-1820

1700-1820

Trayner pinhole glasses

Trayner pinhole glasses

circa 1995

Multiplying spectacles, 1650

Multiplying spectacles, 1650

1650

NHS Spectacles

NHS Spectacles

1980-1985

Hearing Aid Spectacles

Hearing Aid Spectacles

1956-1960

Decentring glasses, probably British, 1930-1960

Decentring glasses, probably British, 1930-1960

1930-1960

Spectacles

Spectacles

1917

Pair of Bradberry's patent spectacles

Pair of Bradberry's patent spectacles

1820-1825

Transverse folding spectacles

Transverse folding spectacles

1805-1807

Wig spectacles, silver framed 'visuals' with horn lens surround

Wig spectacles, silver framed 'visuals' with horn lens surround

1775-1800

Pair of plastic framed eye-patch spectacles with blanked-out lens

Pair of plastic framed eye-patch spectacles with blanked-out lens

1950-1960

Pince nez spectacles, cased, England, 1875-1925

Pince nez spectacles, cased, England, 1875-1925

1875-1925

Opera glasses

Opera glasses

1850-1920

Dudley Adams type spectacles

Dudley Adams type spectacles

1795-1805

Straight, half eye spectacles

Straight, half eye spectacles

1810-1860

Transverse folding spectacles

Transverse folding spectacles

1751-1830

Spectacles with 'new system' oval deep concave lenses

Spectacles with 'new system' oval deep concave lenses

1863-1818

Straight spectacles

Straight spectacles

1750-1730

Reversible spectacles with sinuous sides

Reversible spectacles with sinuous sides

1801-1900

Chinese spectacles with round concave pebble lenses and two-piece side-arms

Chinese spectacles with round concave pebble lenses and two-piece side-arms

Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

Tortoiseshell rimmed spectacles

1850-1905

Pair of bifocal spectacles

Pair of bifocal spectacles

1955-1965

Pantoscopic spectacles with one piece side-arms

Pantoscopic spectacles with one piece side-arms

1834

Pantoscopic spectacles with oval lense and one piece side-arms

Pantoscopic spectacles with oval lense and one piece side-arms

Reversible straight spectacles

Reversible straight spectacles

1801-1920

Copy of 17th century folding spectacles

Copy of 17th century folding spectacles

1901-1925