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Sample 'Algha' NHS 321 spectacles
SPECTACLES
spectacles
M. Wiseman & Company Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
1948-1970
rolled gold; plastic; cardboard
DBL: 21 mm; PD: 58 mm; box: 20 mm x 145 mm x 64 mm; eye: 33 mm x 37 mm
2018.364
SPECTACLES
spectacles
M. Wiseman & Company Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, London
1948-1970
rolled gold; plastic; cardboard
DBL: 21 mm; PD: 58 mm; box: 20 mm x 145 mm x 64 mm; eye: 33 mm x 37 mm
Sample NHS spectacle frame. Gold-filled yellow metal frame. Crested bridge with separate white 'pearl' plastic pads. Centre joints. Flat-section curl sides. PRO eye rims, unglazed. Attached to a strung paper identity tag. Together with an historic cardboard box with separate lid, marked with NHS code and dates of manufacture.
2018.364
Gift of Mr Rian Love/OATS/City University, 2015