NHS issue bifocal spectacles

Made:
1972 in Slough
supplier:
National Health Service
One pair of bifocal spectacles Nationals Health Service

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One pair of bifocal spectacles Nationals Health Service
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One pair of bifocal spectacles, National Health Service issue, with lens cloth and optician's advice note, in brown case, Beer & Wigmore, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England, 1972

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1982-1727
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), steel (metal) and textile
Measurements:
overall: .114kg
spectacles: 19 mm x 130 mm x 53 mm,
case: 20 mm x 141 mm x 54 mm,
type:
spectacles and spectacle case
credit:
Hammond, J.