Rimless sunglasses in gold-filled frame with curl sides
 Catalogue Number: 1926 Rimless sunglasses in gold-filled frame with curl sides Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Sunglasses Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1920? Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Description Of Item: Fine gold-filled oval eye rimless frame with light weight curl sides. Unusually ornate metal nose pads with a milled surface for a better grip. Glazed with glass meniscus plano lenses tinted dark grey, each lens held to the frame by two screws. Front 98 mm W x 32 mm H. Historical Significance: This is a well preserved example of early 20th C sunglases with a light weight delicate gold frame Condition: Good although sides are excessively splayed Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 3 |