- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Lent by the Isis Instrument Co. Ltd. From the shop of Lindsey & Sons at 8 Broad Street, Oxford.
- Primary inscriptions
- "H & C / L" and "Secure / Lever" etched into lower section of lid hinge.
- Dimensions
- Height: 850mm Width: 580mm Depth: 345mm
- Inventory No
- 71680
- Accession Number
- 1979-11
Description
Set of assorted eye-testing lenses in an oak cabinet sitting on a stand. Oak cabinet has hinged lid to reveal interior with purple velvet? lining on inside of lid. Lens types and sizes are marked with vinyl labels. Lens types are spherical concave, concave, cylindrical, convex and spherical convex. Cabinet also includes graduated spectacle exterior in which to place lenses.
1. Oak hinged cabinet which fits onto stand, with assorted lenses and spectacle exteriors.
2. Oak four leg stand on which hinged cabinet sits.
