logologo-optometry

Round eye metal frame with curl sides

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Catalogue Number: 684
Round eye metal frame with curl sides
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacle frame
Time Period: 1900 to 1939
Description Of Item: Nickel alloy round eye frame. Flat curl sides, pivoting nosepads. Unglazed. W: 10.6 cm x D: 4.2 cm
Historical Significance: This style of frame was used under gas masks in the Second World War.
Condition: Good
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 12

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