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finger-piece pince-nez & case
PINCE-NEZ AND FOLDING EYEGLASSES
pince-nez; pince-nez case
The Hadley Company Ltd; Hyslop, S. R.
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Wiltshire, Swindon
1910s
rolled gold; glass; (case) metal; leather; velvet
overall (case): 107.5 mm

Rimless pince-nez with rolled gold finger-piece clip and dark tortoiseshell nose pads. Oval lenses, with right lens fenestrated for a rolled gold chain and suspension loop. Both lenses flattened towards nose so as to attach to a veritcally straight piece of metal. Contained within a rather worn black leather-covered metal side-opening case, with inner lip and purple velvet lining.


2018.401

Gift of Haine & Smith Opticians, 2018



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