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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Eyeglasses and case
Object Number
2016-42-2 a,b
Description
Pair of pince nez eyeglasses with black tooled leather pince nez case. One the front of the case, printed in gold, is "Aitchison & Co./New York,: Back of case has a protruding circular section. The eyeglasses are pince nez style with circular lenses set early plastic or shell rims. They are converging lenses at the top with diverging lenses at the bottom. Gold-colored metal forms the nose bridge, with a striped pattern in the metal as it extends to the lens frames.
Category
Maker
Date Made
c.1910
Dimensions
Case Width 4.8175", Spectacle Width 4.25", Height 2.5", Lens diameter 1.66"
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