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folding eyeglasses (pivot type)
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
folding eyeglasses
Europe:
Mid 19th c.
metal
eye: 31 mm

Folding eyeglasses with white metal (steel?) frame and pivoted bridge. Unsprung. Decorative ring handle with flange to hold in folded position. Round eye rims, one with catch, glazed with prescription lenses.


2017.770

Gift of Mr Rian Love/OATS/City University, 2015



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