Eyeglasses Frame and Case
Production date
Circa 1967
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Object detail
Accession number
2004.1
Description
-1 Gold coloured eyeglasses, frame, wire metal frame. The wire lens frame is octagonal. The nose bridge is wire and the nose pads are light brown see-through plastic. The arms (temples) of the glasses are secured by a small screw hinge. The tips of the arms, which sit over the ears, are also plastic. There is no lens in the frames. These frames are special "John Lennon" look-alike. Stamped into the left inside arm is "FRAME MADE IN ENGLAND". The bridge is stamped: "ALGHA 20". -2 Case - covered with black leatherette fabric and lined inside with a royal blue felt material. There is a white sticky label on the inside lining. Printed in gold lettering on the top of the case is: G.R. JACKSON S.O.O.O.N.Z. OPTOMETRIST, PUKEKOHE. The top of the case is hinged to the bottom. The hinges are concealed behind the blue lining.
Marks
FRAME MADE IN ENGLAND Inscribed
GR JACKSON S.D.O.NZ/ Optometrist/ Pukekohe Maker's Mark
GR JACKSON S.D.O.NZ/ Optometrist/ Pukekohe Maker's Mark
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Circa 1967. Eyeglasses Frame and Case, 2004.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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