Object Record
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Metadata
Accession Number |
1956.132.1 |
Object Name |
Eyeglasses |
Tag Line |
Pair of reading glasses. |
Collection |
Medicine/Optical |
Description |
Pair of reading glasses. The metal frame of the glasses has mostly rusted away leaving behind two oval shaped lenses. The lenses are stained by the rust. The glasses are into parts (the two lenses). The bit of the frames that remains is the rim around the lenses, part of the nose piece, and part of one arm. |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Provenance |
A pair of reading glasses used in Rossland about 1900. Glasses were found in the building known as the St. Elmo Rooms (Velvet/ Gospel Hall). |
Material |
Metal/Glass |
Dimensions |
W-2.5 L-4.5 cm |
Subjects |
Eyeglasses Reading Glasses Vision Accessory |