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lorgnette & case
LORGNETTES
lorgnette (short handle)
Mid 20th c.
plastic; leather
eye: 25 mm x 38 mm; handle: 30 mm; overall: 45 mm x 135 mm
2022.162
LORGNETTES
lorgnette (short handle)
Mid 20th c.
plastic; leather
eye: 25 mm x 38 mm; handle: 30 mm; overall: 45 mm x 135 mm
Lorgnette. Light brown transparent plastic frame. Flat-topped arch bridge. Elongated octagonal eye rims, unglazed. Short handle formed as an outer projection of rim, with ring end featuring a small round fenestration. Together with a tan leather open-ended slip case, stitched on two sides.
2022.162
Gift of Mr Richard Fowle FCOptom, 2015