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Franklin-type split bifocal spectacles
SPECTACLES
spectacles
Europe:
Mid 19th c.
metal; glass
eye: 34 mm; side (extended): 170 mm

Spectacles. White metal frame. C-bridge. Split centre joints, screwed. Turnpin sides with tear-drop shaped loop ends. Manufacturing mark on outside of right side near joint. Round eyes, glazed with (modern) split bifocal lenses. Together with an open-ended slip case in paper-covered cardboard with faded blue velvet lining.


2013.499

The Norman Bier Collection, transfer from City University, 2013



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