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info Shuron are still going today - since 1865! - but it appears that these days they merely exist to remake their old designs from their heyday. There are about 20 or so frames on their website but none look like new designs. And of course they can't be as good as the originals as they are no longer gold-fill frames, rather they are plated. The best aspect of gold-fill frames was - as we've said many times on these pages - was that they kept their appearance and never corroded. So you can buy a copy of the original Ronsir but don't waste your time looking for a remake of this frame as they haven't done one. This frame looks to have been made just before the US enetered the war and probably continued into the 1950s. The straight top bar designated it as a man's frame and indeed, it is a good size: 44 eyesize for this shape was likely the largest it came in back then as eyeglasses framed the eyes rather than the face. Besides the gold-fill mark, it is stamped, FUL-VUE which refers to the raising of the temples which happened around the early 30s, referring to an unobscured view of the eyes from the side this new style offered. The frame is hand-engraved around the rims and across the top. A rare and beautiful frame in showroom condition. — klasik |
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product code : k8233 : £ 195 1940s/50s gold-fill frame marked SHURON FUL-VUE 1/10 12KG KlasikVintageEyewearKlasik Can be glazed with Rx or sunglasses lenses. condition lenses : n/a frame : very good fit : very good size face : 116mm lens width : 44mm lens height : 40mm bridge : 23mm arms : n/a - cable arms |
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