Posted 11 years ago
cmharding
(8 items)
Very Old looking spectacles, stamped 18 on one arm and the other has 3 lines on the inside arm. They look to be coin silver and are pitted pretty bad so it makes me wonder if parts of this weren't poured. If anyone could help me identify the age and maker I would much appreciate it. Thank you for looking. :)
Starting in 1907 anything made of coins silver in the U.S. had to be marked coin silver. So if these are actually coin silver and not marked that should help you with the date for research purposes. That assumes they were made in the U.S. Old eye glasses are kind of fun to collect. Especially if you know an eye doctor who collects them and has a pocket full of money to buy new items for his collection.
The pair on the link below has a sale pending for $225. These are also unmarked so obviously someone collects them.
http://www.rubylane.com/item/656453-r2986/Early-Coin-Silver-Eye-Glasses
thanks. i appreciate that