Spectacle case
A. Haines and Son.
Category
Medical & health
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and leather
Measurements
247 x 53 x 25 mm
Place of origin
New Cavendish Street
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 14279
Summary
Cardboard spectacle case covered in brown textured leather with a brown leather lining. Oblong shaped with rounded base and flattened top where a flap folds over to fasten with a press stud into a slot in the main body.(The stud has become detached from the flap, so the flap end is torn. Inside the flap printed in gold is A HAINES and SON / 66 NEW CAVENDISH ST. / LONDON, W.)
Provenance
purchase from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters
Makers and roles
A. Haines and Son., optician