Rimless pince-nez with retracting chain
 Catalogue Number: 2669 Rimless pince-nez with retracting chain Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Pince-nez Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1920 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Rimless pince-nez, 110 x 30 mm, with oval C bridge, cork faced pads, original label on right lens stating the optical power of the lens 0.81/48 (=1.00 D). Retractable gold chain attached through a drilled hole in the right lens. The chain retracts into round metal holder that has a lapel pin on the back so it serves as a brooch. On the base of the 'brooch' is engraved ' m1g-EKLIPS/Patent No 12855/Made in Aden ' How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: Sept 2015 Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 9 |