Bifocal glasses in gold metal Sferoflex frame with fabric case
 Catalogue Number: 2350 Bifocal glasses in gold metal Sferoflex frame with fabric case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacles with case Corporation: Luxottica Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1998 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Italy Publisher/Manufacturer: Luxottica Description Of Item: Gold metal oval eye frame with adjustable bridge pads and flex temples covered with brown plastic, marked inside right temple SFEROFLEX PAT MADE IN ITALY and left temple 2453 108 52/18 130 Stamped inside bridge 52.18. Glazed with CR39 flat top bifocal lenses approx R and L plano add +2.50 D 35 mm segments. Contained in a soft gusseted embroidered-look case with flap closed with Velcro strip. Dimensions: spectacles 140 x 38, Case 60 x 160 mm. Historical Significance: Sferoflex was absorbed into Luxottica Group's portfolio in 1981. It takes its name from the patented flexible hinge enabling the temples to conform to the shape and size of the face How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: August 2013 Condition: Very good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 17 |