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Object Name
Eyeglasses and Case
Object Number
1954-02-34 a,b
Description
Case is brown leather slip case with flap top - inside brown leather marked "B. Pike and Sons/Optricians/51 Broadway/New York". Eyeglasses have octagonal shaped lenses with clear glass; tin bows with tear dropped shaped loops at end. "23" impressed on left ear piece
Category
Personal Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
19th century
Dimensions
case: 6 3/4" x 1 1/8" eyeglasses: 4 1/2" (w) x 3/4" (h) x 5 1/4" (l)
Materials
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