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The Swellend Frame
VISUAL WORKS, PICTURES AND PLAQUES
advertisement
1930s
card; wood
overall: 232 mm x 193 mm x 10 mm
2009.343
VISUAL WORKS, PICTURES AND PLAQUES
advertisement
1930s
card; wood
overall: 232 mm x 193 mm x 10 mm
Trade advertisement for a design of spectacle side with smooth gliding terminals designed to prevent the need for ladies to adjust their hair or hat after putting on the spectacles. Features a black and white photograph of a bespectacled mature lady reading beneath a standard lamp, a picture of the spectacle frame and a blue line drawing showing the position of the 'Swellend' behind the ear. Three paragraphs of text printed in blue. In a simple wooden frame.
2009.343
Gift of Mr Ron Rabbetts, 2009