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What was this holder used for?
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:02 pm
by niceguy1
HI
What was this felt lined holder used for? Its hallmarked for Colen Hewer Cheshire, Birmingham 1893?
Re: What was this holder used for?
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:50 pm
by JLDoggett
It appears to be an eye-glass case.
Re: What was this holder used for?
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 11:17 pm
by niceguy1
I was thinking that but it would need to be real thin & narrow glasses as the opening is only 3 Cm wide & 1 cm thick. & why would it need a chain?
Re: What was this holder used for?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:55 am
by Aguest
It could have been used for a small lorngette, or however you spell that word.
A Lorngette is a pair of glasses used specifically for the opera.
Maybe you would need the chain so you could hang the lorngette holder on your coat while you watched the opera?
Re: What was this holder used for?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:31 am
by dragonflywink
It would have hung from a chatelaine, holding small straight-armed spectacles - lorgnettes more often pivoted and/or folded into their handles.
~Cheryl
Re: What was this holder used for?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:39 am
by dragonflywink
1896:
~Cheryl
Re: What was this holder used for?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:58 am
by niceguy1
Thank you all for that information.