Round-eye shell pince nez with fused bifocal lenses
 Catalogue Number: 1942 Round-eye shell pince nez with fused bifocal lenses Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Pince-nez Year Of Publication/Manufacture: Early 20th C Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Southbridge, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: American Optical Company Description Of Item: Round-eye light tortoise shell coloured rims with gold cased bridge with elaborate adjusting nose pads and small finger grips. The lenses are periscopic fused bifocals approx +3.0 D sph R and L Add + 3.50 D. Bridge is stamped but illegible. 110 x 43 mm. How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: Sept 2011 Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 9 |