Laney on the Hunt
Vintage Brass Retractable Reading Glasses
Vintage Brass Retractable Reading Glasses
Couldn't load pickup availability
This piece has perhaps the most personality of all the finds in this collection. This my friends is a pair of reading glasses that handily retract down to a single lens (with double the magnification as each lens on its own). My mother-in-law has a similar piece that she wears on a chain as a necklace, and when she pops open her reading glasses to look at, say, a menu, she looks incredibly smart and chic. These are not your average peepers and they will certainly be a conversation piece when you use them!
Pressing down on the small button near the bottom of the piece activates a spring that releases the lenses, to use as glasses that you hold up to your eyes. Simply press down on the left lens to retract it back down.
As promised, credit goes to my sister-in-law for spotting this piece in the wild!
5” L
Share




