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folding spectacles
SPECTACLES
folding spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
Mid 20th c.
tortoiseshell; metal
eye: 37 mm
2017.841
SPECTACLES
folding spectacles
Europe: United Kingdom
Mid 20th c.
tortoiseshell; metal
eye: 37 mm
Folding spectacles of very high quality. Dark brown real (?) tortoiseshell frame. Double screw-hinged folding arch bridge. Short rounded lugs. Duble charnier centre joints, vertically pinned at front and horizontally pinned to sides. Straight sides hinged half-way along length in vertical plane with metal-to-metal double pinned joints and with additional textured shell pads stuck to the inner surface of the tips. Round eye rims, unglazed.
2017.841
Gift of Mr Nigel Wingate FCOptom, 2017