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Vintage cat-eye folding lorgnette

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Catalogue Number: 4119
Vintage cat-eye folding lorgnette
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacles (with lenses)
Time Period: 1940 to 1999
Publisher/Manufacturer: c. 1950s
Description Of Item: Mother of pearl upswept (cat-eye) folding lorgnette decorated with blue rhinestones and gold coloured metal studs, glazed with +3.00D lenses. Frame folds in half at bridge and then compactly fits inside handle. Loop on end of handle for attaching ribbon or chain. No manufacturer's markings on frame. Overall size 74 x 30 mm when folded.Frame size 30 x 20 mm.
How Acquired: Donated by Peter Dwyer
Date Acquired: 20/10/2021
Condition: Fine.
Location: Documents Room Blue Daytona Cabinet Drawer 1

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