Pince-nez
The spectacles without arms that pinch onto the nose.
Pince-nez means nose-pincher in French. The spectacles became popular in the mid-19th century and could quickly be put on and taken off.
Teddy Roosevelt and Anton Chekhov wore pince-nez, and they became a sign of the intellectual. They disappeared in the first half of the 20th century, as spectacles with arms became more comfortable.
Materials: Steel or gold, glass, spring, chain
Manufacture: Made by opticians in France, England and the United States from the 1840s.
No arms – the spectacles sit on the nose with a spring.
The curved bridge and the nose pads.
The chain or cord that attaches them to the clothes.