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Object NameEyeglasses and Case
Made Fromlead glass, metal,plastic
Date1925-1940
Place MadeUnited States
Technique(a) lenses cast, ground, polished; (ab) assembled
Size(a) H: 7.5 cm, W: 11.2 cm; (b) H: 6 cm, W: 2.3 cm, L: 15.6 cm
Accession Number95.4.351
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Janet B. Hoffman in memory of Dr. Parker Hoffman
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, metal, plastic, (b) steel, fabric; lenses cast, ground, polished, assembled; (b) assembled. (a) Flat spherical lenses, ground for bifocals, rimmed in stamped gold rims with ornamental bridge stamped "1/10 12K G.F." and plastic nosepieces, hinged to flat legs curved back. (b) Clamshell type metal case covered with a silvery woven fabric and lined with blue velvet. Metal label inside lid of case with "H.B.COPELAND/OPTOMETRIST/ELMIRA, N.Y." above handwritten number "235 36S".
Provenance
Source Janet B. Hoffman