Shell round-eye spectacle frame with gold-filled metal bridge
 Catalogue Number: 2178 Shell round-eye spectacle frame with gold-filled metal bridge Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle frame Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1910 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Brown shell round-eye spectacle frame with straight temples and gold filled metal bridge across top of frame and fixed by clips. Bridge flexes to provide secure fit on the nose like some pince-nez frames. Bridge is marked 1-10 12K GF. Frame measures 40/17. Overall 110 x 45 mm. Unglazed. How Acquired: Donated by F Slade, Melbourne optometrist Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 13 |