Brown plastic covered gold cased Abbey spectacle frame with curl sides
 Catalogue Number: 1969 Brown plastic covered gold cased Abbey spectacle frame with curl sides Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle frame Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1930 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: England Publisher/Manufacturer: Walter Jameson Ltd Abbey Works Description Of Item: Gold filled spectacle frame with curl sides, pantoscopic (fulvue) eye shape, black plastic (Bakelite?) covered rims, adjustable nose pads, curl sides, illegible stamping underneath of bridge, possibly 10/10. Unglazed. Original paper tag reading ' ABBEY HIGH JOINT FRAME MANUFACTURED BY WALTER JAMESON LTD ABBEY WORKS LTD CHELMSFORD ENGLAND'. 115 x 43 mm Historical Significance: This is an excellent example of a style of frame that was popular from the 1920s to the 1950s: this one is of the highest quality, being gold-cased.............. How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: Oct 2011 Condition: Excellent Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 13 |