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folding eyeglasses (pivot type)
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
folding eyeglasses
Miller, H.
Europe: United Kingdom, England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
Mid-Late 19th c.
tortoiseshell; glass
eye: 33 mm

Folding eyeglasses. Real tortoiseshell frame. Folding bridge with central pivot/rivet. Ring handle on short stem. Flange to hold in folded position, attached to handle by twin pins. Round eye rims, glazed.


2024.229

Gift of Mrs Rachel Addison MCOptom, 2023



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