Vinyl covered steel case

PART OF:: Two pairs of bifocal spectacles, with cases and lens cloths

Made:: 1955-1965 in London

maker:: Theodore Hamblin Limited

Vinyl covered steel case, with two lens cloths

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Vinyl covered steel case, with two lens cloths, for pair of bifocal spectacles, dispensed by Theodore Hamblin Limited, London, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1955-1965

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1985-844/2

Materials:: steel (metal), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), felt, textile and paper (fibre product)

Measurements:: overall: 30 mm x 152 mm x 60 mm, .106kg

type:: case - container and spectacles

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