Moswheel simple trial frame
 Catalogue Number: 949 Moswheel simple trial frame Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Trial Frame Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1890 Time Period: 19th C Description Of Item: Double drop-cell trial frame with clips forming third auxilliary cell at rear. Axes marked 0 to 180 (in 15 degree steps). Fixed 'X' bridge. Each front cell has a wheel to rotate cylindrical lenses. Straight skull temples. R eye stamped: MOSWHEEL. L eye stamped 63m/m. W: 11.3 cm x D: 4.3 cm Historical Significance: The Moswheel Patent Trial Frame is detailed on page 63 of The Arthur Cocks & Co Ltd undated catalogue, see Item No 2777 How Acquired: Donated by S D C Tovey, Melbourne optometrist Condition: Good but rotator wheels corroded Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 5 |