Catalogue Number: 860 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). Tapered handle, square section, check decoration, ring terminal. Not glazed. One eyewire bent. W: 9.8 cm x L: 14.6 cm How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist Condition: Fair Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 7 |