Steel (?cast iron) large round eye spectacles
 Catalogue Number: 791 Steel (?cast iron) large round eye spectacles Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacles (with lenses) Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1785 Time Period: 18th C and earlier Description Of Item: Large round eye spectacles, steel or cast iron, Saddle bridge. Front only; both sides missing. Glazed; Right lens very poor quality, R: +3.25 DS L:+0.75/-0.25x50. W: 12.2 cm x D: 3.8 cm How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist Condition: Poor: missing sides Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 6 |