product code : k8326 : £ 125

• 1950s/60s red glitter layer on black on crystal
  acrylic frame marked CBM


• Can be glazed with Rx or sunglasses lenses.

condition

• lenses : new/plano + MAR


• frame : very good


• fit : very good

size

• face : 125mm


• lens width : 44mm


• lens height : 35mm


• bridge : 21mm


• arms : 125mm

other info

• This style of acrylic frame became incredibly popular in the 1950s
  
  through the 1960s in the UK. C.B.M. were registered by 1961 as
  
  specialist manufacturers, modellers, moulders and dealers in plastics.
  
  The C and B for directors Calladine and Bradley, with works in Kent
  
  and offices in London. We don't have any catalogues of theirs, so
  
  perhaps they were making frames in the 50s, and as their factory
  
  was in Kent where Birch Optical were making similar frames, here
  
  are some Birch publicity stills from that period: Hi Jinx from 1955
  
  and Lady in Mink from 1957, perhaps the latter the closest in style.
  
  This is why we have put this frame at late 1950s, perhaps into the 60s.
  
  It is a crystal acrylic base on to which a layer of velvety black and then
  
  a glittering red have been applied, like foxy brows - the sinuous sides in
  
  black too, so that all emphasis is above the eyes. We can only speculate
  
  that the name of this upswept supra frame was Lady Minx or Diabolique?
  
  Siren-red lipstick a must with this devastating showstopper - an example
  
  of CBM's expertise in plastics and the uniquely British supra frame. After
  
  a full restoration, we've had it fitted with new plano lenses with an MAR
  
  coating, maintaining the original lens shape, so they can be worn as is,
  
  or ready for your lenses.
  
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