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Eyeglasses

Object Name:
Eyeglasses
Object ID:
1970.026.05
Creator:
Ketcham & MacDougalManufacturer; Dexter Optical Company
Place of Origin:
New York, NY/Concord, NH
Date:
circa 1901
Description:
Eyeglasses. Pince-nez. Oval glass lenses without frame; gold nose-piece. Silver chain attached to right lens which winds up in silver button pin, marked on back, "Ketcham & MacDougal Pat. Feb.24,01 Apr.26 10 New York". Kidney-shaped leather case stamped in gold: "Dexter Optical Co. Optometrists, Concord, N.H., Can duplicate by mail."
Material:
Metal
Glass

Leather
Gold
Silver
Dimensions:
H-1 W-4 D-0.1 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Emma C. Cilley
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