Spectacles box
Summary
Set including a 19th c pair of spectacles, two pince-nez, a dark green leather case and a Kodak lens in a box all contained in a plain wooden box with delivery / postal box label - marked Carpenter & Westley.
Full description
Plain wooden spectacles postal / delivery box, containing various items such as spectacles and Pince-Nez Stuck on lable on top - ink written notification - "Carpenter and Westley, 24 Regent street, London SW. Should it be necessary to return the spectacles for any purpose, the OWNER will please write Name and Address DISTINCTLY upon this memorandum" Name: Rev. W.Selwyn Address: Bromfield. (Could say 'Near' ??Salm / Saliz?)
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009