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Folding spectacles & case
SPECTACLES
folding spectacles; spectacles case
Harrods
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
1930s
real tortoiseshell; metal; shagreen
DBL: 22 mm; case: 72 mm x 54 mm; eye: 39 mm x 39 mm; overall: 42 mm x 110 mm; side length: 132 mm
2022.152
SPECTACLES
folding spectacles; spectacles case
Harrods
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
1930s
real tortoiseshell; metal; shagreen
DBL: 22 mm; case: 72 mm x 54 mm; eye: 39 mm x 39 mm; overall: 42 mm x 110 mm; side length: 132 mm
Folding spectacles. Blond tortoiseshell frame. Keyhole bridge double hinged at either end. White metal fenestrated joints, vertically pinned to front. Straight temple-grip sides, double-hinged half way along, with slightly flared tips. Slightly squashed oval eye rims, with round aperture, glazed. Together with a clam-shell hinged case, covered in very worn (artificial?) green shagreen.
2022.152
Gift of Mr Richard Fowle FCOptom, 2015