logologo-optometry

Tartan ware spectacle case

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Catalogue Number: 857
Tartan ware spectacle case
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacle case
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1890
Time Period: 19th C
Description Of Item: Light wooden spectacle case with slip-off end. Tartan pattern on paper covering. L: 13.5 cm x W: 3.5 cm x D: 1.2 cm
How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist
Condition: Fair; much wear
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 7

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