Gold rimless spectacles with case and cleaning cloth
 Catalogue Number: 2150 Gold rimless spectacles with case and cleaning cloth Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacles with case Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Description Of Item: Engraved gold spectacles with curl sides and adjustable pads bridge. Glazed with single vision glass lenses each secured by a single screw fitting adjacent to the bridge. Illegible stamping on inside temples and back of bridge, possibly RAV 50 or AO. Contained in a wine-colour metal snap case gilt stamped underneath 'Edna T Gill/FVOA MVOA/Optician/F.J. Gill / Co/Warrnambool' and block stamped by the case maker 'BRITISH/MN'. Also included is an original cleaning cloth for Edna McGill How Acquired: Donated by Donald MacRaild. Project coordinator Vanuatu Prevention of Blindness Project Date Acquired: Jan 2013 Condition: Good except case hinge stiff and cloth fair Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 16 |