Historical information

This pair of Lorgnette spectacles belonged to Nina Ayers (nee Casement) 1891-1972. She lived with her aunt, Blanche Casement (nee Balnarry) as a child after her mother died when Nina was seven. Her aunt would often take Nina to the theatre where these spectacles may have been used. Nina, in turn, gave the spectacles to her daughter Frances Ayers who later married the grandson of Carl Axel Nobelius.

Significance

This needle case belonged to a local woman whose daughter was related by marriage to the Nobelius family.

Physical description

Pair of vintage folding lorgnette spectacles with simulated tortoiseshell handle