Brass nose spectacles
 Catalogue Number: 849 Brass nose spectacles Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacles (with lenses) Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Brass nose spectacles: round eye with simple arched bridge. Plano lenses (one cracked). No sides. Historical Significance: This is probably a twentieth century reproduction of a late eighteenth century style - it has modern screws. How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist Condition: Good but one lens cracked Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 7 |