Catalogue Number: 3324 Gold short handled lorgnette Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Lorgnette Time Period: 19th C Description Of Item: Gold (?) short handled folding lorgnette, 90 x 30 mm when closed, with small facetted oval rims fitted with flat glass lenses R and L +3.50 D sph. The handle and the bridge is machine engraved with elaborate ornamentation. The bridge has a pivot that enables the lens without a handle to be folded and clipped behind the other lens. The handle has a ring at its end for attachment of cord or ribbon. How Acquired: On loan from Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: May 2017 Condition: Very good |