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part-worked spectacle sides
SPECTACLES
spectacle part
Europe: United Kingdom
mid-late 20th c.
plastic; metal
maximum size: 162 x 14 mm

Seven spectacle sides showing various stages of manufacture. 1) Brown acetate rectangular slab cut to side length. 2) Multitone acetate slab, as yet unshaped, with insertion of metal reinforcement. 3) Brown acetate side cut to shape with receptacle for insertion of joint. 4) Multitone acetate side cut to shape, with insertion of part-decorative metal reinforcement. 5) Metal reinforcement and half joint. 6) Clear acetate side cut to shape with insertion of yellow metal reinforcement. Joint yet to be added. 7) Laminate golden colour acetate side cut to shape and bowed. Joint yet to be added.


2004.505

Paul Fairbanks Archive



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