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Wingate's patent folding spectacles / The 'Doublette' Folding Spectacle
SPECTACLES
folding spectacles
Wheway Optical Co Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Post 1931
plastic; metal
2016.320
SPECTACLES
folding spectacles
Wheway Optical Co Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Post 1931
plastic; metal
Folding spectacles. Translucent 'flesh'-coloured plastic frame. Hinged at bridge, joints and half way along sides. Keyhole bridge with inset metal section. Metal joints, vertically pinned. Drop-end sides (non-reinforced). Contour eyes with flat-topped rims, unglazed. Together with a red leatherette-covered metal hinged case with dark red velvet lining and an original supplier's cardboard box with separate lid, overprinted in red and printed 'Special Conditions of Sale' pasted to the underside.
2016.320