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Ladies nylon supra spectacles
SPECTACLES
nylon supra
Michael H. Birch (Designs) Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Kent, Tunbridge Wells
1950s-1960s
plastic; nylon; metal
2017.186/40
SPECTACLES
nylon supra
Michael H. Birch (Designs) Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Kent, Tunbridge Wells
1950s-1960s
plastic; nylon; metal
Spectacles with lenses supported in half plastic rims by nylon supra cord. Double laminate plastic front in brown and crystal. Regular bridge. Off-set high joints, horizontally pinned on curve to both sides of joint. Sinuous drop-end sides. Upswept eye shape, glazed with polygonal prescription lenses that divert from the upper rim. Together with a lens cleaning cloth so cut and stitched as to provide an inner pouch for a spectacle case.
2017.186/40
Gift of Mrs Janet Birch, 2017