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Round gold fingerpiece pince-nez, glazed with light blue tinted lenses

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Catalogue Number: 4550
Round gold fingerpiece pince-nez, glazed with light blue tinted lenses
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Pince-nez
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1900
Time Period: 1900 to 1939
Description Of Item: Gold round fingerpiece pince-nez, unglazed. Dark shell rim. Nosepads of 'figure 8' form with tortoise shell coloured pads on half of the metal nosepad mounts. Size 105mm x 40mm.
Historical Significance: From the practice of John Garratt, grandfather of the donor.
How Acquired: Donated by John Boxshall
Date Acquired: May 2025
Condition: Fine
Location: Documents Room Orange Daytona Cabinet Drawer 3

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