Sterling silver oval eye spectacles
 Catalogue Number: 795 Sterling silver oval eye spectacles Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacles (with lenses) Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1832 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London, England Publisher/Manufacturer: TWP Description Of Item: Sterling silver oval eye spectacles. Saddle bridge, hinged folding straight sides with figure '24' on one side, glazed. Hallmarks: Date letter 'r', sovereign's head, lion passant & leopard's head, ie sterling silver, London made, 1832, silver duty paid, maker TWP. W: 10.4 cm x D: 2.8 cm How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist Condition: Very good, but lenses chipped and scratched Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 6 |