ASSORTED METAL FRAME SPECTACLES OR EYEGLASSES, LOT OF 11
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Description
ASSORTED METAL FRAME SPECTACLES OR EYEGLASSES, LOT OF 11, mostly with oval or round colorless lenses/frames, various metals including several brass, two appearing to be unmarked silver (likely coin silver) including a light-blue lens example marked "McALLISTER", another likely silver plated copper marked "Reich", one brass example marked "BITTERMAN" and another with hand carved geometric embellishments all around, most spectacles with straight sliding-pin extension temples and some double-hinged. Various makers. 19th century. 4 3/4" LOA.
Provenance:
From the private collection of John and Val Tull, York, PA.
Condition
Good to excellent overall condition, each with moderate routine wear and perhaps some bending; some with moderate or heavy corrosion and damage to pins/hinges; heavy rust to one of the steel frame examples.
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