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Metal Spectacle Frame, English?, 19th Century

Inventory Number 90018


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.90018

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Mr. C. A. Gebhard, F.B.O.A., 12 Ellington Road, Muswell Hill, London N10
Primary inscriptions
None
Physical material
Iron Alloy
Cork
Object type
Glasses
Dimensions
Height: 14mm Width: 105mm Depth: 34mm Weight: 3g
Inventory No
90018
Accession Number
1959-72

Description

Iron alloy pince-nez spectacle frame without lenses. The nose pads are made from cork.