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Hamblin DistanceTelescopic Trial Set
OPHTHALMIC LENSES
low vision lens
Theodore Hamblin Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London W1
c.1928
metal; glass; wood; leather; velvet
overall (case): 38 mm x 105 mm x 72 mm
2013.591
OPHTHALMIC LENSES
low vision lens
Theodore Hamblin Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London W1
c.1928
metal; glass; wood; leather; velvet
overall (case): 38 mm x 105 mm x 72 mm
Set of two telescopic units for low vision patients. Round lenses, X2, with shiny white metal casings and caps, screw-attached to black aperture-reducing carrier discs. Together with eight small eyepiece lenses for near vision (+8D to +14D). In a black leatherette-covered, hinged wooden compartmentalised case, with friction catch, lined in purple velvet (faded).
2013.591
The Norman Bier Collection, transfer from City University, 2013