Contact Lens in Flat 'Mailer' Case
 Catalogue Number: 3959 Contact Lens in Flat 'Mailer' Case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Contact lenses and accessories Corporation: Gelflex Laboratories Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1990s Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Dandenong, Melbourne Publisher/Manufacturer: Gelflex Laboratories Description Of Item: White flat 'mailer' case 50 mm x 50 mm x 8 mm with two separate wells with hinged caps one embossed with 'R' labelled Gelflex Laboratories Australia in black on the face Historical Significance: An example of containers used for shipping and sometimes storage of rigid contact lenses.Gelflex Laboratories is an independent contact lens manufacturer in Perth, Western Australia. Originally named Western Australian Contact Lens Manufacturing it was formed in 1971 by contact lens pioneer and innovator, Don Ezekiel. It had a laboratory in Dandenong, Victoria in the 1990s. How Acquired: Donated by Colin Bates Date Acquired: 20/11/2017 Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 16 |