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Octagonal double green lens spectacles – 1830

Octagonal double green lens spectacles. Although they look like really cool sunglasses, the green plano lenses were felt to have health benefits when they were produced in the early 1800s.

This pair has plano (no power) green glass lenses that fold in and out of one’s vision. The right side temple has been repaired in the distant past with a piece of wire securing it to the frame. The left side lens has been secured to the frame with a piece of wire also. A good jeweler could probably repair these early repairs using the proper screws.