Catalogue Number: 820 Safety glasses with amber lenses Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Protective eyewear Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1880 Time Period: 19th C Description Of Item: Oval eye safety glasses, nickel alloy frame with straight sides, saddle bridge. Amber plano lenses, with surface ground allowing only 11mm viewing diameter. W: 11.2 cm x D: 2.9 cm How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist Condition: Good but some corrosion Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 6 |