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19th Century Steel Folding Pince-Nez Spectacles with Gray Glasses. Pince-nez (French for 'pinch nose') are a style of folding spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring bridge. First made their appearance in the late 18th century, reaching their peak popularity by the end of the 19th century. These laboratory folders were probably used during Crookes Spectrometry experiments, and were made with steel spring and serrated xylo nose pads with flat gray glasses. Provenance: From the Orr collection, Inventory No. 562. Hugh Orr (1905 - 2002) was a collector and curator of the British Optical Association Museum. In 1985 he published the book 'Illustrated History of Antique Spectacles'. |
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