Safilo shell spectacle frame
 Catalogue Number: 1850 Safilo shell spectacle frame Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle frame Corporation: Safilo Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1980 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Italy Publisher/Manufacturer: Safilo Description Of Item: Women's shell spectacle frame, dark violet colour, saddle bridge, right side marked 'Safilo Made in Italy', left side marked 'Malaysia 347', unglazed. 150 x 65 mm. Historical Significance: Safilo Group S.p.A. is one of the largest eyewear companies in the world. It designs, produces and distributes prescription frames, sunglasses, sports eyewear, ski goggles, ski and cycling helmets under its own five 'House' brands and about thirty licensed brands. Their products are primarily manufactured in three Italian facilities with an additional plant in Slovenia, one in USA and one in China and are marketed in 130 countries worldwide. Safilo Group S.p.A. was founded in 1934 by Guglielmo Tabacchi when he purchased Italy's first industrial complex for producing lenses and frames in Pieve di Cadore. How Acquired: Donated by Ka-Yee Lian, member of the College Date Acquired: Dec 2007 Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 16 |