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# |
OBJECT(s) |
LOCATION
+ INVENTORY NUMBER |
TIMEFRAME |
DESCRIPTION |
PHOTOS |
ADDITIONAL FEATURES +
COMMENTS |
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EYEGLASS
CASES MADE OF OTHER MATERIALS |
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45 |
eyeglass case and nose spectacles |
E CL 21.061 |
18th century |
Small bronze case, decorated with geometrics and scrolls, for silver nose
spectacles hinged at the nosebridge |
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46 |
eyeglass case with later rivet spectacles |
E Cl 21.090 |
dated "1779" |
small brass case, “Gift for the satisfaction of Abraham, son of Passoy" (in
Armenian letters), flowers and decorations etched on the other side, for
rivet style eyeglasses with a light horn frame |
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Heymann bought this in the “Sale Duranton” |
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47 |
eyeglass case with nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.079 |
18th century |
small gilded brass case, same front and back decorated pattern, hallmarked
nose spectacles which pivot at the nosebridge |
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48 |
eyeglass case with nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.078 |
18th century |
Small gilded metal case, decorated with cherubs above, young person with
harp like object below on both sides, nose spectacles fancy bridge |
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49 |
eyeglass case and nose spectacles |
E CL 21.083 |
mid 18th century |
small shagreen (ray skin) case with silver trim, flip-top closure, gilded
heavy metal nose spectacles, “London” etched on the glass. |
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54 |
eyeglass case |
E CL 21.062 |
early 18th century |
small eyeglass case, bronze, the same decorations of wide scrolls and leafy
pattern on both sides, no glasses were found inside |
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56 |
eyeglass case and nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.082 |
first half 18th century |
small Mother of Pearl with brass eyeglass case, pivot at the top of the
nosebridge, collapsing tortoiseshell frame spectacles |
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58 |
eyeglass case with spectacles |
E Cl 21.074 |
17th century |
case in the form of a figure of eight, iron, unusual style opening closed by
a large hook, for wire spectacles with a fairly flat nosebridge (Dutch
made?) |
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59 |
eyeglass case with spectacles |
E Cl 21.075 |
dated "1755" |
Decorated brass case, engraved on the front “Simon Frei von Reiselfinge,
blank back, for wire nose spectacles |
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60 |
eyeglass case for temple spectacles |
E Cl 21.076 |
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Cigar shaped brass case, very decorative front with cartouche “J.C.Beyer
(?)”, for temple specs in iron with short sides and large round finials.
|
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The paper inside describes spectacles which belonged to Beyer, physician,
whom together with Benjamin Franklin invented an instrument built out of
glass layers which were struck with small hammers (mallets). This instrument
produced fine and pure sounds, and was named 'Glass Cord'. The instrument
was successfully used at the opera to replace the sounds of the 'magical
Flute' by Mozart.1794 (the Glass Armonica) |
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61 |
eyeglass case and collapsing nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.091 |
18th century |
Round case, mother of pearl with silver trim, for one pair of nose
spectacles, hinged at both sides on the nosebridge, minor back damage
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62 |
eyeglass case and nose spectacles |
E CL 21.088 |
18th century |
tri-lobed pocket spectacles case, green galuchat (stingray or shark skin on
wood), pushbutton opening and hinges are gold, for two pair of nose
spectacles, just one is present in silver |
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63 |
eyeglass case and nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.068 |
circa 1700 |
heavy iron spectacles case, minimal pattern decoration same on front and
back, green felt interior, for wire nose spectacles |
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64 |
eyeglass case with nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.087 |
18th century |
tri-lobed pocket spectacles case, light galuchat (stingray or shark skin on
wood, pushbutton opening and hinges are silver, for two pair of nose
spectacles, just one is present which has a decorated edge all around the
frame portion |
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66 |
eyeglass case |
E Cl 21.089 |
18th century |
small brass case, shaped like a tear, simple decorations front and back, no
glasses |
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notice the broad catch inside the lower section to hold the top once it is
in the closed position |
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68 |
eyeglass case with nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.060 |
early 18th century |
Small brass case, engraved decoration with plants and flowers, similar front
and the back, for steel-framed spectacles with a turn-pin in the nosebridge
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69 |
eyeglass case with nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.063 |
17th century |
pear-shaped case with an unusual style, opens from hinge near the top,
appears to be silver, hallmarked inside the cover, heavy silver nose
spectacles with a turn-pin in the nosebridge, openings for the insertion of
the lenses is oblique |
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Unknown hallmark need to be identified |
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70 |
eyeglass case with nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.093 |
early 18th century |
figure of eight style case, galuchat (shagreen) on wood, yellow metal
fittings, for silver nose spectacles which are ribbed 360 degrees of the
outer periphery, not just in the area of the lateral side of the nose.
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71 |
eyeglass case with nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.069 |
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small banjo style case, decorated pattern with flowers front and back, heavy
silver nose spectacles with hallmarks, turn-pin in the nosebridge
|
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Unknown hallmarks need to be identified |
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72 |
eyeglass case |
E Cl 21.065 |
end of 17th century |
Small iron case, minimal pattern of a single large flowering plant on the
front and back |
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73 |
eyeglass case with nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.081 |
first half 18th century |
banjo style case, Mother of Pearl with white metal trim, folding nose
spectacles with green lenses |
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74 |
eyeglass case with nose spectacles |
E Cl 21.094 |
18th century |
figure of eight style case, tortoiseshell with gilded metal, nose spectacles
appear gilded, they are ribbed on the inner side all the way around |
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very unusual ribbing on the inner frame both sides |
