Spring folding tortoise-shell lorgnette, unglazed
 Catalogue Number: 864 Spring folding tortoise-shell lorgnette, unglazed Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Lorgnette Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1870 Time Period: 19th C Description Of Item: Spring folding lorgnette. Yellow metal eyewires, hinged at bridge, folding into tortoise-shell handle. Metal mount with engraved decoration. Unglazed. W: 12.0 cm x L: 16.0 cm How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist Condition: Good but one eyewire slightly bent Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 7 |