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quizzing glass & case
MAGNIFIERS AND QUIZZING GLASSES
quizzing glass
Melson Wingate Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London W1
Mid 20th c.
tortoiseshell; glass; cardboard; paper; silk
case: 30 mm x 159 mm x 57 mm; eye: 35 mm; overall: 39 mm x 132 mm
2017.700
MAGNIFIERS AND QUIZZING GLASSES
quizzing glass
Melson Wingate Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London W1
Mid 20th c.
tortoiseshell; glass; cardboard; paper; silk
case: 30 mm x 159 mm x 57 mm; eye: 35 mm; overall: 39 mm x 132 mm
Quizzing glass. Real tortoiseshell frame and handle. Single round eye rim, glazed with a glass prescription lens. Long, fixed, tapering handle with ring at end. Together with an original grey-paper covered cardboard case, hinged and with silk lining.
2017.700
Gift of Mr Nigel Wingate FCOptom, 2017