Coil spring spectacles

Made:
1948-1960 in England
maker:
Algha Group Limited
Coil spring spectacles, nickel plated, plastic coated rims

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Coil spring spectacles, nickel plated, plastic coated rims
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Coil spring spectacles, nickel plated, plastic coated rims, English, National Health Service issue, English, 1948-1960

Details

Category:
Ophthalmology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A681243
Materials:
frame, nickel (plated) and frame, plastic, rims and nose rest
Measurements:
height 37 mm
length 115 mm
width 118 mm
H.D.C.D.: width 63 mm
type:
spectacles

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