Catalogue Number: 4020 Menicon Double Ended Rigid Contact Lens Case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Contact lenses and accessories Corporation: Menicon Co Ltd, Nagoya, Japan Year Of Publication/Manufacture: Late 1990s Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Nagoya, Japan Publisher/Manufacturer: Menicon Co Ltd, Nagoya, Japan Description Of Item: Two clear plastic cylinders 58 mm x 17 mm diam. with central partition and an octagonal shaped screw cap at each end. A white screw cap has 'Menicon' and 'R' printed in green on the surface and a green screw cap has 'Menicon' and L printed in white on its surface. Both caps have a flexible plastic claw to hold a rigid contact lens. Temporary storage Box A Historical Significance: Menicon Co Ltd, located in Nagoya, Japan, was founded in 1951 and manufactures, sells, exports, and imports contact lenses and other medical goods as well as medical Instruments, medical supplies and research and development of intraocular lenses How Acquired: Donated by Colin Bates Date Acquired: 17/7/2017 Condition: Very Good Location: Archive Room. East wall Unit 5 Cupboard |