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Eye Glasses - Quizzing Glass, circa 1840s-1870s
Reg. No: ST 035832
- Summary:
- Quizzing glass with a concave lens, gold plated rim in the shape of a snake swallowing its tail, and a handle formed of two circles. This quizzing glass would have been used by a short sighted person.
- Description:
- Single eye glass with a gold coloured metal frame, in the shape of a snake, which has been twisted aound to form a handle.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Unknown, 1985
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 2.00 mm (Height), 35.00 mm (Width), 65.00 mm (Length) |
| Weight: | 0.01 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | personal effects, eye glasses |
| Themes this item is part of: | Journeys of a Lifetime, Immigration Museum Exhibition, 1998-2015, Medicine in Society Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Optometry |
| Tertiary Classification: | seeing aids |
| Date Made: | circa 1840s-1870s |
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