Timber trial case with glass lid
 Catalogue Number: 1313 Timber trial case with glass lid Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Trial lens case Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1900 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Timber trial case with glazed lid. Spheres to +/- 6.50, Cyls to +/- 4.50 Replacement red cloth lining. W: 49cm x D:27.5cm x H:6.0cm.Includes Moswheel trial frame with wheels to rotate cylindrical lenses (see also Cat No 949). Frame stamped 'MOSWHEEL PATENT No 1254/ MADE IN PRUSSIA/ 60m/m'. Nickel alloy, X-bridge, non matching temples. Also PD Rule calibrated in inches & millimetres. Historical Significance: Used by Melbourne optometrist Alan Ormsby Ralph early in the twentieth century. How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Gwen Marshall, daughter of optometrist Alan Ormsby Ralph Date Acquired: c2000 Condition: Fair, several lenses missing, no catch on case Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 5 Drawer 5 |