Round eye shell spectacles
 Catalogue Number: 2148 Round eye shell spectacles Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacles (with lenses) Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1930s Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Round-eye shell (cellulose nitrate?) spectacle frame in dark imitation tortoiseshell, keyhole bridge, hockey temples, exposed pin joint rivets. No frame designation but measured size is 38/23. Glazed with glass single vision lenses R and L approx +5.00 D sph. Over all dimensions 120 x 40 mm. Historical Significance: Spectacles of this type were commonly worn in the 1930s and 1940s, especially in the UK How Acquired: Donated by Don MacRaild. Project coordinator Vanuatu Prevention of Blindness Project Date Acquired: Jan 2013 Condition: Good except for slight defect in right temple Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 13 |