Five small lens cleaning cloths
 Catalogue Number: 3494 Five small lens cleaning cloths Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Dispensing tool Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1930 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Five small lens cleaning chamois cleaning cloths 92 x 63 mm and one 125 x 95 mm, the smaller ones marked ' PHONE 6 / OPTOMETRIST / MISS E. L. M. PINK FSMC DBOA FIO (LON) / ATHERTON ' and the larger one marked ' BRITISH OPTICAL COMPANY / DISTRIBUTORS / 44 HUNTER STREET / SYDNEY / TEL D 1274 ' Historical Significance: These items belonged to Miss Ella Lillian May Pink (1890-1986) an Australian woman who qualified in optometry in London in 1915 and practised in Australia from 1917 until September 1953. How Acquired: Donated by Noel Dawson (Ella pink collection) Date Acquired: Jan 2018 Condition: Fair, some soiled with inks and handling grime Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 1 Drawer 3 |