logologo-optometry

Chatelaine spectacle case with old steel spectacles

/home/acomuseum/public_html/images/archive/1150.jpg
Catalogue Number: 1170
Chatelaine spectacle case with old steel spectacles
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacle case
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1900
Time Period: 1900 to 1939
Description Of Item: Chatelaine case, open end in metal covered with black leatherette, black velvet lining. Rusty metal chain and hook. Contains old steel rim oval shape spectacles in poor condition. 170 x 40 mm
How Acquired: Donated by Francis Slade, Mid 20th C Melbourne optometrist
Date Acquired: 1970
Condition: Fair
Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 4 Drawer 5

Search the archive:

Author or Inventor:
Catalogue #
Name of Donor