Anglo American Model 132 Spectacle Frame
 Catalogue Number: 3194 Anglo American Model 132 Spectacle Frame Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle frame Corporation: Anglo American Optical Company Ltd. Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1980 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: United Kingdom Publisher/Manufacturer: Anglo American Optical Company Ltd Description Of Item: Unglazed Ladies multicoloured acetate frame. Left temple marked Mod 132 56 x 20 MLC 2 Historical Significance: Anglo American Optical Company Ltd was founded in London in 1882 producing had made shell frames The company still operates (2016) but most manufacturing is done in China. The model 132 is an example of the large, coloured shell frames popular in the 1980s. How Acquired: Donated by Wayne Lyons, Optical Dispenser Malvern Optical Clinic Date Acquired: 28/11/2016 Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 1 |