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313 - OPHTHALMOLOGY. A rare optician’s instrument used to determine eyeglass prescriptions. The set consists of 33 pairs of “Schubert” eyeglasses attached to two parallel Vaucanson chains. The two large knurled knobs allow the desired correction to be positioned in front of the eyepieces. A mechanism allows the right or left eye to be neutralized alternately. Convex lenses for presbyopia and concave lenses for myopia. Mahogany case. Late 19th century. 48 x 30 x 20 cm.
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OPHTHALMOLOGY. A rare optician’s instrument used to determine eyeglass prescriptions. The set consists of 33 pairs of “Schubert” eyeglasses attached to two parallel Vaucanson chains. The two large knurled knobs allow the desired correction to be positioned in front of the eyepieces. A mechanism allows the right or left eye to be neutralized alternately. Convex lenses for presbyopia and concave lenses for myopia. Mahogany case. Late 19th century. 48 x 30 x 20 cm.
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