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Astig frame with lockable extending mechanism
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
pince-nez
Early 20th c.
metal; glass
eye: 28 mm x 35 mm; overall front: 97 mm; overall front (extended): 127 mm
2022.174
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
pince-nez
Early 20th c.
metal; glass
eye: 28 mm x 35 mm; overall front: 97 mm; overall front (extended): 127 mm
Pince-nez. Yellow metal frame. Triple-bar telescopic bridge with small locking wheel to either end to hold in a fixed extended position. Swivelling plaquets with either cork or leather nose pads. Oval eye rims, with small suspension ring to lower right. Glazed with glass prescription lenses.
2022.174
Gift of Mr Richard Fowle FCOptom, 2015