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SPECTACLES
spectacles; display case
Norville Optical Company Limited
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Gloucestershire, Gloucester
Late 20th c.
metal; plastic
case: 50 x 640 x 265 mm
Retail sample set of 12 semi-rimless metal spectacle frames, some with plastic veneer and all with unusually-shaped blue, grey or pink-tinted plastic lenses, plus one pair of unmounted grey-tinted lenses. Lenses are fixed to frames by adhesive pads and include faceted edge, serrated edge, bifocal segment and cataract lens examples. Contained in compartmentalised red velvet-covered wooden box with hinged lid, white metal corner reinforcements, two yellow metal clasps, leather carrying strap and white satin lining.
2006.336
Gift of Norville Optical Group, 2006