logologo-optometry

19th C blued steel oval eye spectacles

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Catalogue Number: 161
19th C blued steel oval eye spectacles
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacles (with lenses)
Time Period: 19th C
Description Of Item: Oval eye spectacles, blued steel, saddle bridge, skull temples, glazed R +9.25D L +9.25D. Small label attached '4' ie 4 inch focal length. W 10.4 cm x D 2.8 cm
Historical Significance: Digital image 3.8 Mb in Museum iPhoto
How Acquired: Donated by M Wagner, South Australia
Condition: Good but slight corrosion to metal surface around bridge
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 10

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