A pair of green glass Richardson railway spectacles
Delivery Quote Request
Please fill in the form below to request a delivery quote from Leslie and Baggott.
Contact Leslie and Baggott
Castle Douglas, United Kingdom
Simply fill in the below form to get in touch with Leslie and Baggott regarding this item.
About this item
A pair of green glass Richardson railway spectacles
The spectacles have four D shaped green glass lenses on a blue steel sprung wire frame with hinged arms. The lenses are green tinted glass and do not magnify. Complete with case with flip opening end.
English, circa 1850.
The glasses 11cm W, 3cm H.
In the nineteenth century rail travel began with a passengers being carried in open-top carriages with the wind, funnel smoke and sparks from the track in their faces. A particular type of protective spectacles with D-shaped lenses arose shortly before this time and came to be known as 'Railway spectacles'. Sometimes such spectacles had tinted lenses and can be seen as early sunglasses in that they were for outdoor use. D. Richardson patented the use of the side lenses.
Additional Information
C10505 (AB-185763)
W: 11cm (4.3")H: 3cm (1.2")
19th Century
Castle Douglas, United Kingdom
Leslie & Baggott’s ethos is to source stock items fresh from private houses across Scotland and beyond, some offered ‘as found’ while others are put into fine showroom condition. The main customer target being both the private customer, interior decorator and fellow antique dealer both at...
