Folding steel pince-nez
 Catalogue Number: 1915 Folding steel pince-nez Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Pince-nez Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1890 Time Period: 19th C Description Of Item: Steel rimmed glazed pince-nez with tempered steel bridge and synthetic ridged cushioning on nose guards. The outer edge of one rim has a simple metal loop to take a cord and a projecting pin to hold the other lens when folded. The other lens has a catch on it. Glazed with + 6.50 D R and L. 85 x 55 mm. How Acquired: Donated by James Moran, member of the College Date Acquired: Sept 1993 Condition: Good. Metal slightly tarnished and nose cushions perishing Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 9 |