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SPECTACLES
double spectacles
Melson Wingate Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England
Mid 1950s
plastic; metal
DBL: 23 mm; eye: 44 mm x 45 mm; side: 130 mm
2017.708
SPECTACLES
double spectacles
Melson Wingate Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England
Mid 1950s
plastic; metal
DBL: 23 mm; eye: 44 mm x 45 mm; side: 130 mm
Spectacles. Dark brown mottled plastic (imitation tortoiseshell) frame. Slightly bowed pad bridge, high joints vertically pinned to front and horizontally pinned to sides, with a swivelling rimless crescent-shaped auxiliary lens addition, dependent from joints, capable of being adjusted for height whilst being worn. Non-reinforced, semi-cylindrical section, drop-end sides with rounded finials. Slightly upswept eye rims, glazed.
2017.708
Gift of Mr Nigel Wingate FCOptom, 2017