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Tortoise-shell scissors spectacles, unglazed, in beadwork case

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Catalogue Number: 863
Tortoise-shell scissors spectacles, unglazed, in beadwork case
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacles folding, scissors glasses
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1830
Time Period: 19th C
Description Of Item: Tortoise-shell scissors spectacles, unglazed. Two lenses can be mounted on arms which can be folded into the handle. Leather silk-lined case with gold tooling & beadwork decoration. Folded: L: 11.1 cm x W: 3.9 cm
How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist
Condition: Excellent, (case: good)
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 7

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