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scissor spectacles
LORGNETTES
scissor spectacles
19th c.
tortoiseshell; nickel silver; glass
length (closed): 110 mm
1998.177
LORGNETTES
scissor spectacles
19th c.
tortoiseshell; nickel silver; glass
length (closed): 110 mm
Scissor spectacles. White metal (nickel silver?) frame with curving stems. Real tortoiseshell case-cum-handle with dark brown mottled appearance and elaborate white metal suspension ring. Round eyerims, glazed with prescription lenses.
1998.177
Former BOA lecture collection