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PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
pince-nez; double spectacles
M. Wiseman & Company Ltd
Europe:
c.1935
rolled gold; xylonite
overall front: 42 mm x 120 mm

Pince-nez version of double spectacles. 1/10-10ct gold-filled frame and additional hinged front. Bowed wire pad bridge with dark plastic opaque pads. Split centre joints but no sides. Spring release lever beside right joint. Round eyes with flattened upper rims, unglazed. Auxiliary rims with dark brown xylonite rim covers.


2012.84

Gift of Dixeys of Horley, via Mrs Rosemary Hooker, 2012



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