Pince-nez eyeglasses with copper nose piece found on the bank of the Fraser River.

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Object Description

Object Name

Eyeglasses

Object ID

1968.043.003

Title

Pince-nez eyeglasses with copper nose piece found on the bank of the Fraser River.

Description

Pince-nez, copper nose piece. Glasses have light yellow coloured rims; the lens on the left hand side has a chip taken out of the left hand side; on the inside of the nose piece there is ridging; the nose piece is starting to turn green/oxidize in places. Glasses were found on the bank of the Fraser River in 1968.

Dimensions

(HeightFt, 0.131 ft, 3.9929 cm)

(HeightIn, 1.575 in, 4.0005 cm)

(LengthFt, 0.361 ft, 11.0033 cm)

(LengthIn, 4.331 in, 11.0007 cm)

(WidthFt, 0.01 ft, 0.3048 cm)

(WidthIn, 0.118 in, 0.2997 cm)

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