Tortoise shell quizzer
 Catalogue Number: 3320 Tortoise shell quizzer Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Monocles, quizzers Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1820-1850 Time Period: 19th C Description Of Item: Small rectangular quizzer, tortoise shell rim with ring handle. Glass lens of -0.84 Dioptres. Lens scratched in corner '8'. Size 33mm x 47mm. Historical Significance: Ref: Item Z274, page 45, 'An atlas of the history of spectacles', Poulet, William 1978. Kett Museum No 984. Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 4 |