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Heavy nickel frame with dark purple lenses, in case

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Catalogue Number: 636
Heavy nickel frame with dark purple lenses, in case
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Protective eyewear
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1880
Time Period: 19th C
Description Of Item: Heavy nickel frame, oval eye, straight sides with loop ends. Dark purple plano lenses. W 11.8 cm x D 3.2 cm. Case, c1922, inside velvet & silk. Stamped: FOR BETTER OPTICAL SERVICE/ E. J. H. MacFARLANE/ 94, COLLINS STREET,/ MELBOURNE
How Acquired: Donated by Mr Ken MacFarlane. mid 20th C Melbourne optometrist
Condition: Very good
Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 3

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