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Franklin-type split bifocal spectacles
SPECTACLES
silver spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
Late 18th c.
silver; glass
eye width: 30 mm; DBL: 25 mm; PD: 55 mm; Length of side (extended): 160 mm

Spectacles. Silver frame. Hallmarked. Arch bridge. Split centre joints. Sliding sides. Round eyes, glazed with split bifocal lenses. Left lens cracked and chipped. Right lens slightly chipped.


1999.1681

Gift of Mr H. J. Dukes, 1955



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