What was this holder used for?

[niceguy1]

HI

What was this felt lined holder used for? Its hallmarked for Colen Hewer Cheshire, Birmingham 1893?

[JLDoggett]

It appears to be an eye-glass case.

[niceguy1]

I was thinking that but it would need to be real thin & narrow glasses as the opening is only 3 Cm wide & 1 cm thick. & why would it need a chain?

[Aguest]

It could have been used for a small lorngette, or however you spell that word.

A Lorngette is a pair of glasses used specifically for the opera.

Maybe you would need the chain so you could hang the lorngette holder on your coat while you watched the opera?

[dragonflywink]

It would have hung from a chatelaine, holding small straight-armed spectacles - lorgnettes more often pivoted and/or folded into their handles.

~Cheryl

[dragonflywink]

1896:


~Cheryl

[niceguy1]

Thank you all for that information.