contact lenses

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Object Name
Contact Lenses
contact lenses
date made
about 1961
maker
Wichterle, Otto
place made
Czech Republic: Praha, Hlavní Město, Prague
Measurements
overall: 2 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 5.3975 cm x 3.81 cm
ID Number
2011.0163.01
catalog number
2011.0163.01
accession number
2011.0163
Credit Line
Gift of Josef Robert Kopecek
subject
Ophthalmology
Health Care
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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