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Metal Spectacle Frame in Case, English?, c. 1820?

Inventory Number 75052


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.75052

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Scratched into sides: "1782"
Physical material
Leather
Wood
Metal
Object type
Glasses
Dimensions
Height: 18mm Width: 127mm Depth: 48mm Weight: 49g
Inventory No
75052

Description

A green shark-skin glasses case with a hinged lid. The case contains a pair of spectacles without lenses. The arms have hinges and swivel joints so as to fit them into the case.