Catalogue Number: 839 Folding tortoise-shell pince-nez frame Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Pince-nez Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1860 Time Period: 19th C Description Of Item: Folding pince-nez, dark tortoise-shell oval rims and ridged nosepads. Arched metal bridge, small finger piece & round loop for ribbon. Unglazed. Broken through one eyepiece. W: 9.5 cm x D: 7.0 cm How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist Condition: Fair, one rim broken Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 6 |