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Spectacles, cased, Chinese, 1850-1930

Ophthalmology

1850-1930

Coil spring spectacles, rolled gold, tortoiseshell

Ophthalmology

1930-1940

Transverse folding spectacles, steel, in pull of case, cardboard, English 1781-1830

Transverse folding spectacles, steel, in pull of c

Ophthalmology

1751-1830

Turn pin folding spectacles, blued steel wire, in chased silver spring lid case, English, 1801-1900

Turn pin folding spectacles, blued steel wire, in

Ophthalmology

1801-1900

Straight, spectacles of steel wire, in tuck in spectacle case of leather, C. Coppock of London, supplier English, 1850-1920

Straight, spectacles of steel wire, in tuck in spe

Ophthalmology

Coil spring spectacles, gold plated, in spring lid case, English, 1910-1920

Coil spring spectacles, gold plated, in spring lid

Ophthalmology

1910-1920

Straight, spectacles, steel, in snap lid spectacle case, metal, English, 1751-1850

Straight, spectacles, steel, in snap lid spectacle

Ophthalmology

1751-1850

Turn pin spectacles, steel hinged cap spectacle case, of enamelled metal, English, 1751-1850

Turn pin spectacles, steel hinged cap spectacle ca

Ophthalmology

1751-1850

Scissor spectacles, hand and folding, tortoiseshell, in frogmouth case, also tortoiseshell, supplied by D.R.G.M. English, 1880-1920

Scissor spectacles, hand and folding, tortoiseshel

Ophthalmology

1880-1920

Turn pin reversible microscopist spectacles, steel with horn lens frames, in pull off wooden case, English, 1810-1880

Turn pin reversible microscopist spectacles, steel

Ophthalmology

1810-1880

Straight spectacles, tortoiseshell frame, in pull off spectacle case, leather, unbroidered decoration, English, 1840-1900

Straight spectacles, tortoiseshell frame, in pull

Ophthalmology

1840-1900

Straight spectacles, horn, in snap lid spectacle case, steel, English(?), 1751-1850

Straight spectacles, horn, in snap lid spectacle c

Ophthalmology

1751-1850

Straight spectacles, steel, in pull off case, lead, English, 1820-1880

Straight spectacles, steel, in pull off case, lead

Ophthalmology

1820-1880

Striaght spectacles, tortoiseshell frames, no lenses, in hinged cap spectacle case, tortoiseshell, English, 1880-1900

Striaght spectacles, tortoiseshell frames, no lens

Ophthalmology

1830-1900

Transverse folding spectacles, steel, in snap lid case, Japanned steel, English, 1740-1800

Transverse folding spectacles, steel, in snap lid

Ophthalmology

1740-1800

Transverse folding spectacles, silver, hallmarked London, 1803 by R.G., in shagreen snap lid case, English, 1801-1803

Transverse folding spectacles, silver, hallmarked

Ophthalmology

1801-1803

Spectacles and spectacle case, straight, electroplated brass wire in wood frog mouth case, probably Scottish, 1830-1880

Spectacles and spectacle case, straight, electropl

Ophthalmology

1830-1880

Coil spring, respirator spectacles, metal, on spring lid spectacle case, English, 1940-1950

Coil spring, respirator spectacles, metal, on spri

Ophthalmology

1940-1950

Straight spectacles, tortoiseshell frames, in pull off case, leather, English, 1780-1860

Straight spectacles, tortoiseshell frames, in pull

Ophthalmology

1780-1860

Folding spectacles, transverse folding and rest, gold plated, plastic rims, in case, English, c. 1930

Folding spectacles, transverse folding and rest, g

Ophthalmology

1925-1935

Curved spectacles, steel and steel wire in leather frogmouth case, English, 1830-1920

Curved spectacles, steel and steel wire in leather

Ophthalmology

1830-1920

Straight spectacles, steel, in snap lid, spectacle case of steel, English, 1751-1850

Straight spectacles, steel, in snap lid, spectacle

Ophthalmology

1751-1850

Straight spectacles, blued steel wire, frog mouth spectacle, case leather, Tisley and Co. Suppliers, English, 1851-1900

Straight spectacles, blued steel wire, frog mouth

Ophthalmology

Coil spring spectacles, blued steel wire, corroded, in leather frogmouth case supplied by L.J. Troulan and Son, Torquay, English, 1870-1920

Coil spring spectacles, blued steel wire, corroded

Ophthalmology

Straight spectacles, steel wire (silvered) in tuck in leather case, English, 1801-1900

Straight spectacles, steel wire (silvered) in tuck

Ophthalmology

1801-1900

Striaght spectacles, blued steel wire, in frog mouth case, green leather, English, 1820-1890

Striaght spectacles, blued steel wire, in frog mou

Ophthalmology

1820-1890

Spectacle and spectacle case, extending, one lens missing, tuck in leather case, probably English, 1760-1880

Spectacle and spectacle case, extending, one lens

Ophthalmology

1760-1880

Extending spectacles, silver, marked J.C. Birmingham, in wooden, hinged cap case, English, 1826-1827

Extending spectacles, silver, marked J.C. Birmingh

Ophthalmology

1826-1827

Extending spectacles, silver, marked J.H. London, and green shagreen hinged cap case, silver mounted, English, 1830-1831

Extending spectacles, silver, marked J.H. London,

Ophthalmology

1830-1831

Straight spectacles, steel, snap lid, spectacle case steel, English, 1751-1850

Straight spectacles, steel, snap lid, spectacle ca

Ophthalmology

1751-1850

Straight, spectacles of steel in a snap lid, spectacle case English, 1751-1850

Straight, spectacles of steel in a snap lid, spect

Ophthalmology

1751-1850

Straight spectacles, tortoiseshell, in papier mache pull off case, English, 1780-1880

Straight spectacles, tortoiseshell, in papier mach

Ophthalmology

1780-1880

Transverse fold spectacles, steel, in frog mouth spectacle case, leather, English, 1851-1900

Transverse fold spectacles, steel, in frog mouth s

Ophthalmology

1851-1900

Extending spectacles, silver, left lens chipped, in open-end cardboard case in poor condition, silver marked T.M. Birmingham, English, 1828-1829

Extending spectacles, silver, left lens chipped, i

Ophthalmology

1829-1830

Spectacles and spectacle case, straight, steel, tuck in red leather case, English, 1840-1918

Spectacles and spectacle case, straight, steel, tu

Ophthalmology

1840-1918

Spectacles, straight, steel, in hard dark leather, hand stitched tuck in case, probably English, 1780-1830

Spectacles, straight, steel, in hard dark leather,

Ophthalmology

1780-1830

Turn pin spectacles, steel frame, in pull off case, steel, English, 1750-1850

Turn pin spectacles, steel frame, in pull off case

Ophthalmology

1750-1850

Extending spectacles, silver, in simulated leather and brass, pull off spectacle case, English, 1801-1850

Extending spectacles, silver, in simulated leathe

Ophthalmology

1801-1850

Extending spectacles, silver, marked T.M. Birmingham, with tortoiseshell hinged cap, silver mounted, case, English, 1830-1831

Extending spectacles, silver, marked T.M. Birmingh

Ophthalmology

1830-1831

Case only possibly for pocket surgical instrument set or for spectacles(?), silver mounted tortoiseshell, English(?), 1701-1900

Case only possibly for pocket surgical instrument

Surgery

1701-1900

Transverse folding spectacles, silver, hallmarked London 1797, by I.S. in snap lid shagreen case, English, 1795-1797

Transverse folding spectacles, silver, hallmarked

Ophthalmology

1795-1797

Coil spring spectacles, gold plated plastic covered rims, in spring lid case, supplied by Bateman, European, 1920-1950

Coil spring spectacles, gold plated plastic covere

Ophthalmology

1920-1950

Straight, spectacles of steelwire in tuck in case, supplied Dollond of London, 1840-1900

Straight, spectacles of steelwire in tuck in case,

Ophthalmology