1850'S 14K OVAL READING GLASSES IN A LEATHER CASE AND IN GOOD CONDITION!
THE CASE IS MARKED IN GOLD LEAF: F. A. SHEPARD JEWELER & OPTICIAN LITCHFIELD CT.
THE FRAME IS 115 mm ACROSS WITH LENS SIZE 36 X 27 mm AND A 20 mm BRIDGE THE LAST PHOTO SHOWS THE GOLD TEST
READING GLASSES IN THESE DAYS WERE INTENTIONALL SMALL AND MEANT TO BE WORN DOWN ON THE NOSE SO PEOPLE COULD LOOK OVER THE TOP TO SEE FAR AWAY
AUTHENTIC! THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE! AND THE ORIGINAL SCREWS ARE INTACT!
THE TEMPLES ARE 145 mm AND STRAIGHT AND STRONG AND NOT BENT OUT OF SHAPE!
CAUTION:
THE LENSES WERE MADE PRIOR TO CURRENT SAFETY MANUFACTURING REGULATIONS & ARE NOT IMPACT RESISTANT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED!
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