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folding eyeglasses (pivot type)
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
folding eyeglasses
1869
metal

Yellow metal (gold-filled?) lorgnette. Folding bridge with central pivot/rivet and fenestrated halves in keyform shape. Rigid ring handle on end of short decorative stem. Spring release catch. Textured surface on lens rims. Oval eyes. Glazed.


1999.4452

Gift of Mr Alfred W. Oxbrow, 1930



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