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 |