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Description: | This pair of spectacles is part of a collection which the optical firm F. Robson and Company in Newcastle gave to the museum. Steel wire was first used to frame spectacles in the early 1800s. This steel-rimmed pair was made around 1870. The lenses are much smaller than those of modern glasses. The arms are not curved to fit over the ears, but straight, so they had to grip the head of the wearer to prevent them from falling off. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | living in the North East fashion small business made in the North East health | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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