Catalogue Number: 663 Rolled gold 'Astig' pince-nez and case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Pince-nez Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1905 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Rolled gold 'Astig' pince-nez. Straight bridge, cork plaquets, unglazed. In snap case. Straight spring bridge allows frame to be adjusted to fit nose without twisting the lenses off axis. W 10.3 cm x D 3.3 cm How Acquired: Donated by Miss Truda Wansley, former senior receptionist of Coles and Garrard, Melbourne firm of optometrists Condition: Very good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 8 |