logologo-optometry

Silver lorgnette, unglazed

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Catalogue Number: 861
Silver lorgnette, unglazed
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Lorgnette
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1895
Time Period: 19th C
Description Of Item: Silver spring folding lorgnette. Continental 935 silver (bridge stamped 935). Shaped handle with feathered decoration & small terminal loop. Not glazed. W: 9.8 cm x L: 13.7 cm
How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist
Condition: Very good
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 7

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