Gold Astigmat spectacle frames
 Catalogue Number: 1914 Gold Astigmat spectacle frames Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle frame Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1890 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Germany Description Of Item: Gold cased unglazed spectacle frames, horizontal oval eye shape, curl sides, nose pads fitted with a rubberised material. Straight horizontal bridge fitted with a spring device to permit adjustment to fit nose and hold the glasses securely on the nose. This arrangement allows the bridge width to be adjusted while keeping the oval eye shape horizontal and keep the axis of any cylindrical correction on axis. 108 x 48 mm. attached original label reading 'W,A./GUARANTEED/GOLD CASED/WW & CO/MADE IN GERMANY' There are 8 complete examples and 7 without sides. Historical Significance: Gold cased means a thin coating of gold over a base metal. The gold is usually 10 or 14 kt and the layer is at least 1/20 of the thicknes of the metal. How Acquired: Donated by James Moran, member of the College Date Acquired: Sep 1993 Condition: Very good. Unused Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 11 |