Lorgnette with slip in leather slip-in case
 Catalogue Number: 2312 Lorgnette with slip in leather slip-in case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Lorgnette Corporation: Actuell Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1980 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Germany Publisher/Manufacturer: Modernoptik Gmbh Description Of Item: Unglazed granite-coloured shell lorgnette without stem but with an elongated right side for a finger hold with a clip on the back. Marked on the back 'Actuell Couture Made in Germany Mod 996 (140). Overall dimensions 145 x 25 mm. Contained in original slip in leather case marked Actuell Couture. Historical Significance: ACTUELL was the trademark of MODERNOPTIK GMBH in D-70839 GERLINGEN/WURTT. It was registered in 1975 and expired in 2005. How Acquired: Donated by Bruce Dudon, spectacle maker, Woodend Date Acquired: April 2013 Condition: Lorgnette excellent, veneer on leather container worn and chipped Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 4 |