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Large round eye 'FITS-U' pince-nez frame

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Catalogue Number: 830
Large round eye 'FITS-U' pince-nez frame
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Pince-nez
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1930
Time Period: 1900 to 1939
Description Of Item: Large round eye pince-nez. Gold metal frame with dark tortoise-shell coloured overlay on eyewires and nose pads. Sprung nose pads. Bridge stamped 'FITS-U'. W: 9.8 cm x D: 4.0 cm
How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Wantrup, widow of Charles Wantrup, Melbourne optometrist
Condition: Very good
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 6

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