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rimless spectacles
SPECTACLES
rimless spectacles
British American Optical Co Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom
Mid 20th c.
rolled gold; glass; plastic
eye width: 42 mm; DBL: 21 mm; PD: 63 mm; length of side to bend: 89 mm

Rimless spectacles. Gold-filled concealed upper rim frame. Flat-topped stepped ('Ogden-flex') bridge. Clip fixtures for lens attachment at inner and outer edges. Pink plaquet pads. Straight drop-end sides with plastic end covers. Incised decoration on bridge and sides. Maker's mark on underside of bridge. Glazed with polygonal-shaped glass lenses.


2005.218

Gift of Essex County Hospital, 2005



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