St. Olaf College 3D object collection ➔ Eyeglasses with cases


Eye Glasses
Usage: late 19th century Single
6 items
Three leather eyeglass cases, two eyeglasses, and one pair of sunglasses. Two of the cases are brown, and one is black. One case has "KELLY & TRIPP | 413 DIVISION ST. | NORTHFIELD, MINN." printed in gold on the front, and two cases have side openings. The sunglasses and one pair of eyeglasses have curved wire temples or earpieces. One pair of eyeglasses is possibly pince-nez or a pair of eyeglasses with no earpieces that pinch the nose. Two cases exhibit moderate wear, and one has a splitting seam.
Archives Work Area ➔ 250J
277A
These eyeglasses were donated in the late-1960s by Forrest Brown, Jr. They were included with several other items inside B.J. Muus' cigar humidor.

Brown, Jr., Forrest E. (related)
Kelly & Tripp (creator)
eyeglasses
eyeglass cases