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eyeglasses

Object NamePair of eyeglasses
Made FromLead glass, metal
Date1920-1940
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquelenses cast, ground, polished; metal assembled
SizeH: 4.8 cm, W: 10.8 cm
Accession Number95.4.335
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Janet B. Hoffman in memory of Dr. Parker Hoffman
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, gold-colored metal, celluloid; lenses cast, ground, polished; metal parts assembled. Ovoid lenses, framed in gold metal, gold bridge marked "FO FUL-VUE 10 K.G.F.," gold and celluloid nose pieces, gold hinges and legs, curled back in a loop, marked "1.10 12 K.G.F.".


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