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This spectacle case is made of thin steel and is oblong in shape with rounded ends. It is English and dates from the nineteenth century.

1 spectacle case: metal (steel)

Victoria & Albert Museum No. M349, 1917., MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – Description: Plain, Oblong shaped spectacle case with rounded ends. It is made of steel. One end opens up at right angles on a pivot secured by a very small screw. Inside are rounded discs of metal which act as a lip. Just below the opening four very fine lines are engraved all the way around the case. // Poor condition.

England

1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Nineteenth century