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LicensePair of spectacles with plastic frames and lenses
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Pair of spectacles with plastic frames and lenses
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Pair of spectacles with plastic frames and lenses, design name Angie, in pink snap lid case, no maker, England, 1975-1980
The lenses in these spectacles are bifocals. A person with both long and short-sighted vision wore them. The plastic materials meant the glasses were lightweight to wear and could be mass produced. Plastic frames were introduced after the Second World War. They were among styles provided to Britons by the new National Health Service.
Details
- Category:
- Ophthalmology
- Object Number:
- 1988-585
- Measurements:
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overall: 21 mm x 150 mm x 65 mm, .12kg
spectacles (unfolded): 135 mm x 54 mm, .04kg
- type:
- spectacles
- credit:
- Lee, I.
