Shell fulvue style spectacles
 Catalogue Number: 2156 Shell fulvue style spectacles Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacles (with lenses) Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1930 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Imitation tortoise shell spectacle frame (cellulose nitrate?) early fulvue frame design, keyhole bridge, pin joint rivets, hockey temples. No frame markings. Size measured as 38/22. Overall 120 x 38 mm. Glazed R and L with very low power glass lenses. Historical Significance: This was a style of frame in very common use from 1920 until about 1955. How Acquired: Donated by Donald MacRaild. Project coordinator Vanuatu Prevention of Blindness Project Date Acquired: Jan 2013 Condition: Shell crazing & crack on bridge, otherwise good. Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 13 |