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UKO glass 'Empire' lens with original packet

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Catalogue Number: 4303
UKO glass 'Empire' lens with original packet
Category: Spectacles and lenses
Sub-Category: Spectacle lenses
Corporation: United kingdom optical Co. L:d.
Time Period: 1900 to 1939
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: England
Publisher/Manufacturer: United Kingdom Optical Co.
Description Of Item: Flat uncut 48 mm round glass spherical lens (+0.75) in original decorative buff packet with blue print. Doubled line border with 'Empire' printed within it on 4 sides, small logo at 4 corners 'Sph.-Glasses' above 'Registered Trade Mark' around large central logo' '2nd Qual' overwritten in pen. 'Made in England' at base. Red lens polish remnants and some edge roughness.
How Acquired: Donated by Elizabeth Hatfield
Date Acquired: 14/06/2017
Condition: Very good
Location: Documents Room Green Daytona Cabinet Drawer 4

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