Mod Style ladies spectacle frame
 Catalogue Number: 1636 Mod Style ladies spectacle frame Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle frame Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1980 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Publisher/Manufacturer: Mod Style (importer) Description Of Item: Pink shell ladies spectacle frame, 127 x 49 mm, saddle bridge, concealed joints, unglazed, right side marked '2564 H Pink 48.17 130', left side marked 'Modstyle CE' Historical Significance: Mod Style is an Australian optical frames importing and wholesale business established in 1981 and acquired by and now operated by the Brotherhood of St Laurence since 2000. This frame is typical of a widely used style of spectacle frame in the 1970s and 1980s with utilitarian rather than fashion styling How Acquired: Donated by ACO Clinic Date Acquired: Oct 2010 Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 15 |