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SPECTACLES
sunglasses
Leonardo Inc.
North America: USA, Michigan, Ann Arbor
1999
plastic; metal; wood
case: 55 mm x 305 mm x 254 mm
Sample set of auxiliary coloured sunglass fronts for clipping behind patented spectacle frames. Comprises two spectacle frames: 1) M310 in gun metal with straight bridge, drop-end sides and orange tinted lenses, 2) M321 black plastic with thick library drop-end sides and light smoke-tinted lenses. Together with four auxiliary front 'cartridges' made of translucent grey plastic with twin protrusions on bridge for purposes of fastening to spectacle frame and an adjusting wheel on the top left rim for revolving the lenses (one each of pink, blue, purple and yellow). Stored in a dark wooden hinged case wih internal white compartmentalised base. Also a set of associated literature.
2009.341
Gift of Mr Brian Ariel, FCOptom, 2009