Catalogue Number: 2624 Pince-nez with rimless pantoscopic shape fused bifocal lenses in snap case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Pince-nez Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1930 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Small rimless pince-nez with fused bifocal lenses approx R and L +2.00 D sph add +2.50 D, gold spring bridge with indecipherable stamping on back. A gold chain with ear hook is attached to the right lens. Contained in a small metal snap case covered in black grained fabric and black velvet lining. Under the lid is a label reading PHONE BWK 806 / E.PARKER / WATCHMAKER JEWELLER / & RADIO SUPPLIES / 360 SYDNEY RD COBURG Historical Significance: The optician practised in Coburg from the 1920s until he died in 1966. He had been registered in 1936 under Sction 8 0f the Act How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: June 2015 Condition: Very good |