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Spectacles and Case, by Carpenter and Westley, London, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 73162


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.73162

Item type
Object
Provenance
Used by Sir Richard Owen, (d.1892)
Primary inscriptions
On case: "CARPENTER & WESTLEY 24 REGENT ST WATERLOO PLACE LONDON".
Physical material
Metal
Glass
Leather
Object type
Spectacles
Dimensions
Height: 149mm Width: 36mm Depth: 11mm Weight: 27g
Inventory No
73162

Description

Steel rims and curl sides; leather covered case with maker's stamp. Oval cylindrical lenses to correct myopic astigmatism. Paper label attached to case "Sir Richd Owen".