Spectacles
National Museum of American History

Spectacles

Copp Family · ca 1750

iron (frame material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

The Copp family of Stonington, Connecticut used these steel spectacles around 1750. The spectacles are hinged at the temple with round loops for the earpiece which was typical for mid-18th century glasses. The spectacles are missing one lens and one earpiece.

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