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trial case & lens holders
TRIAL CASES, FRAMES AND REFRACTOR HEADS
trial case
Carpenter and Westley
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
Mid 19th c.
brass; ivory; glass; metal; leatherette

Black leatherette trial case with hinged lid.(Lid missing). Two metal clasps. Red velvet lining to base. Front compartment containing round, brass-mounted stenopaeic slit with ebony handle (handle screws missing) and square lens holder with ebony handle and additional round lens clip. Rear compartment contains 34 square-shaped rimless cylindrical lenses. Positive lenses have red edges. Focal lengths marked in inches from 6 to 48.


1999.3033

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