Electric lens groove cutter
 Catalogue Number: 1131 Electric lens groove cutter Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Dispensing tool Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1960 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Germany Publisher/Manufacturer: Breitfeld & Schliekert Description Of Item: Small electric device to edge a groove into rim of spectacle lenses for nylon rim mounting. Labelled on plaque: ORIGINAL/ BREITFELD & SCHLIEKERT. L: 17.3 cm x W: 10.7 cm Historical Significance: Breitfeld & Schliekert, manufacturer of optical instruments and machines, was founded in 1927 in Rathenow.The company is now based in the Hessian town of Karben, Germany. How Acquired: Not known Condition: Good Location: Archive room. East wall Unit 3 Cupboard |