logologo-optometry

19th C steel spectacles, oval eye

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Catalogue Number: 116
19th C steel spectacles, oval eye
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacles (with lenses)
Time Period: 19th C
Description Of Item: Metal frame spectacles, glazed, oval eye, dull grey steel frame, narrow straight sides with loop ends, glass biconvex lenses R +575 DS L +1.50/-025 x 165 1 base up. 11.2 cm W x 2.8 cm D.
Historical Significance: 2.2 Mb image in Museum iPhoto.
How Acquired: Donated by Brian Flynn, a member of the College
Condition: Good, slight scratches to lenses, bridge kinked slightly
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 10

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