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Steel Wire Frame Spectacles. Mid 19th Century

Item#: OIS1261

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These are steel wire spectacles, with oval lenses and a W bridge. The bridge is soldered on to the lens frame. The arm type is called long and straight. The arms terminate with a small steel finial. This type of spectacles went out of fashion at the turn of the 20th century.