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Oval eye nickel alloy spectacle frame

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Catalogue Number: 817
Oval eye nickel alloy spectacle frame
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacle frame
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1890
Time Period: 19th C
Description Of Item: Oval eye nickel alloy spectacle frame. Saddle bridge, short straight sides, each tip stamped 'CRYSTAL'. W: 11.2 cm x D: 2.9 cm
How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist
Condition: Poor: much surface corrosion
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 6

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