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Collectables => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Tigerchips on March 27, 2008, 08:44:59 AM

Title: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Tigerchips on March 27, 2008, 08:44:59 AM

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I think they are gold plated with bakelite frames. How old might they be?

Title: Re: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 27, 2008, 10:53:41 AM

Any marks on them? They need cleaning (or polishing)

Title: Re: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Tigerchips on March 27, 2008, 12:46:30 PM

1/10 -10 (probably something to do with the lens though)

Title: Re: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Sue C on March 27, 2008, 03:05:08 PM

Is that on the arm or the lens?? eye sight is measured in the the minus and plus and then the reading add.
Long distance - middle distance - short
They look 30s to me.

Title: Re: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Anne on March 27, 2008, 08:08:14 PM

I was thinking 30's -ish too Sue.

Title: Re: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Tigerchips on March 27, 2008, 09:16:20 PM

The mark is on the gold frame bit in the middle where the nose goes.  ;D

Title: Re: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Anne on March 27, 2008, 11:27:45 PM

That's the bridge, TC. :)  I assume the lenses are glass not plastic?

Title: Re: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Tigerchips on March 28, 2008, 08:05:30 AM

I've never seen plastic lenses before, this one has glass lenses though.

Title: Re: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Anne on March 28, 2008, 02:39:19 PM

Many modern specs are plastic lenses TC - mine are as they are much lighter than glass ones. I can't find a date when they were introduced though. :(

Title: Re: Wanna' see my specs?
Post by: Sue C on March 28, 2008, 03:19:54 PM

Some information about lenses
http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553453/Lens_(optics).html
Tony when you are measured up for specs after you have seen the optition one of the measurments that is taken is the distance between your eye's, that is probably why that is on the bridge.