Catalogue Number: 660 Tortoise-shell round eye pince-nez 'Oxfords' Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Pince-nez Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Large round eye pince-nez. Fine tortoise-shell rims, gold coloured bridge and fingerpiece. Bridge stamped 'TORSHELL'. Nosepads built into rims. W 9.5 cm x D 4.7 cm How Acquired: Donated by J Bissell Condition: Fair; rim cracked, lenses lost Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 8 |