Catalogue Number: 1591 Mod Style Bordeaux spectacle frame, Eclipse Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle frame Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1990 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Japan Publisher/Manufacturer: Mod Style Description Of Item: 'Gold' metal spectacle frame overlaid with 'Tortoise shell', fulvue lens shape, pad bridge, 132 x 47 mm. Right side designated 'Bordeaux frame Japan', Left side designated 'Eclipse by Mod-Style 52.20.' Historical Significance: Mod Style is an Australian optical frames importing and wholesale business established in 1981 and acquired and now operated by the Brotherhood of St Laurence since 2000. This frame is a revival of a mid-20thC panto style How Acquired: Donated by ACO Clinic Date Acquired: Sept 2010 Condition: Very good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 14 |