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Reversible spectacles
SPECTACLES
reversible spectacles
Wheway Optical Co Ltd
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Early-Mid 20th c.
rolled gold; glass

Fully-reversible spectacles. 1/10th 10ct gold-filled frame. Horizontal bowed nose bar and swivelling arch bridge. Centre joints. Cable curl sides which swivel from midpoint. Round eye rims, glazed with thick glass prescription lenses.

2012.177

Gift of Mr Mike Finestone, 2012

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