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info In 1948 here in Britain we decided to offer free glasses on the National Health Service - and this pair is one of them. It is model 525 and was the most popular, however it changed in the early 1950s to the more familiar shape with the high joints which sold for the next couple of decades. But this is the original, early shape and rarer to find today. In its heyday, there were over 400 companies that made the NHS frames, our pair made by a company in Egham, Surrey, called Polden Optical Co., long since gone, as is their factory, which is now a BP station, sadly. (Such was the demand for free glasses on the NHS, only after 3 years the cost nearly bankrupted the country and there had to be an act of Parliament to start charging £1 for them.) More widely known is the model 524, which was this front but with the straight temples, this model 525 came with the cable temples - these are gold-fill which is why they still look good after 70 years. It is a small frame, so check size before you buy. — klasik |
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product code : k8257 : £ 145 1940s/50s mock-tortoise plastic frame marked NHAE KlasikVintageEyewearKlasik Can be glazed with Rx or sunglasses lenses. condition lenses : n/a frame : very good fit : very good - cable arms size face : 118mm lens width : 41mm lens height : 36mm bridge : 18mm arms : n/a - cable arms |
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