logologo-optometry

Small tortoiseshell lorgnette

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Catalogue Number: 4520
Small tortoiseshell lorgnette
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Lorgnette
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c.1870
Time Period: 19th C
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Germany
Description Of Item: Small tortoiseshell spring folding lorgnette. Gilt brass rectangular eyewires glazed -2.25 D.S. right and left. Size 75x20mm closed
Historical Significance: Described in the Abel collection as: Lorgnette schildpatt um 1900 Deutschland
How Acquired: Donated by Chris and Wendy Abel
Date Acquired: 22/7/2024
Condition: Good
Location: Documents Room Giantz cabinet 6 drawer 10

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