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Elkington's patent bi-focal spectacles
SPECTACLES
spectacles
Elkington, George Richards
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Birmingham
c.1834
tortoiseshell; glass
overall: 30 x 175 x 30 mm
1999.2098
SPECTACLES
spectacles
Elkington, George Richards
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Birmingham
c.1834
tortoiseshell; glass
overall: 30 x 175 x 30 mm
Spectacles. Real tortoiseshell frame. Arched bridge. Centre joints with elongated lugs. Turnpin sides with oval loop ends. Round eye rims, glazed with unusual sloping bifocal lenses (pantoscopic tilt).
1999.2098
Ex Neubert Collection