Rimless mount by Burton
 Catalogue Number: 1953 Rimless mount by Burton Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle frame Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1940s Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: England Publisher/Manufacturer: Burton Description Of Item: Gold filled rimless spectacle mount, unglazed, plastic bridge pads, curl sides, bridge and sides finely machine engraved. Inside of sides stamped BSO 1/10 12 k GF. Lenses would be fitted by two nasal screwed clips and a small support to medial side of each lens. 105 x 50 mm Historical Significance: Fashionable style from 1930 to 1950 How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: Sept 2011 Condition: Unused but missing one screw Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 13 |