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Case for Opera Glasses, by Murray & Heath, London, c. 1900

Inventory Number 88164


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.88164

Item type
Object
Provenance
Pres. by Dr. Sheila Bradbury
Object type
Opera glass
Dimensions
Height: 87mm Width: 129mm Depth: 59mm Weight: 64g
Inventory No
88164
Accession Number
1981-9

Description

Black leather case with blue textile lining containing a letter from Sheila Bradbury stating that the case is supposed to belong with a pair of mother-of-pearl opera glasses previously donated to the museum. Gold initials stamped on lid: "C.(/) S.". Stamp inside lid reads: "Murray & Heath Opticians Jermyn St London".