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Asian Spectacles with Wood Frame in Silk Case

Item#: OIS1148

Price: $200.00

 

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Asian Spectacles with Wood Frame in Silk Case - click to enlarge.Asian Spectacles with Wood Frame in Silk Case - click to enlarge.Asian Spectacles with Wood Frame in Silk Case - click to enlarge.

Asian, Chinese or Japanese, wood spectacles. These are collapsible, threaded eyeglasses. On the bridge is a pad or support to help press them against the forehead. On either side of the wood frames small holes were drilled and string threaded through to create loops that were worn over the ears. On some spectacles weights were tied to the string ends and were hung below the ears. These spectacles are 3.5 cm in diameter and come in a beautifully embroidered silk case.