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SPECTACLES
spectacles; spectacles case
Wallis, Charles T.
Europe: United Kingdom, England, Dorset, Dorchester
Early-Mid 20th c.
plastic; metal; glass
Spectacles. Brown and yellow mottled plastic (imitation tortoiseshell) frame. Slightly bowed regular bridge. Small horizontal lugs supporting double charnier metal centre joints, vertically pinned to front and semi-embedded to sides. Reinforced drop-end sides. Round eye rims, glazed with glass prescription lenses. Together with a rigid black material-covered metal side-opening snap case, probably of much later date, with light brown synthetic material lining and gold-coloured business branding on inner lip.
2021.82
Gift of Mrs Gillian McIntyre, 2020