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folding spring lorgnette
LORGNETTES
folding lorgnette
Mid 20th c.
metal; leather
eye: 39 mm; handle: 72 mm
2021.591
LORGNETTES
folding lorgnette
Mid 20th c.
metal; leather
eye: 39 mm; handle: 72 mm
Spring lorgnette. Dull white metal. Solid bridge hinged at both ends. Short, flat handle with narrow collar, engraved decoration including a chevron, spring release catch and flange to hold in folded position. Triangled-shaped suspension ring. Round eye rims, unglazed. Together with a shaped lorgnette case in green leather with press-stud fastener.
2021.591
Gift of Miss Laura Devine in memory of her brother Henry Devine, 2021