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folding eyeglasses (pivot type)
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
folding eyeglasses
c.1860
gilt
overall (open to full extent): 65 x 128 mm; eye: 26 x 35 mm; handle: 17 x 35 mm

Gilt lorgnette. Folding bridge with central pivot/rivet (sprung). Engraved decoration on bridge halves. Rigid ring handle on decorative stem in the form of a cross. Sliding spring release catch. Oval eyes. Glazed with convex lenses.


1999.4518

Gift of Mr Alfred W. Oxbrow, FBOA, 1930



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