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Never worn 1960s Paw Paw by OLIVER GOLDSMITH (UK/ITALY) KlasikVintageEyewearKlasikVintageEyewear KlasikVintageEyewearKlasikVintageEyewearKlasikVintageEyewear
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Oliver Goldsmith Eyewear started over 75 years ago are are still

going today. Third generation, Andrew Oliver Goldsmith, is the likely

designer of "Paw Paw", which came out in their 1969 sunglasses

collection, along with 'Goldfish', which we also have. Both unworn

and with their original labels and tickets. This was the time when

the Oliver Goldsmith Eyewear showrooms on Poland Street were

frequented by celebrity clients, such as Audrey Hepburn, Cilla

Black and even royalty, like Princess Grace of Monaco. A recent

museum exhibition showed many of these famous customers of this

most famous English maker of eyewear. The Victoria and Albert

Museum also has an excellent permanent collection and their website

provides excellent information
on Andrew's and his father Charles's

post-war designs, made and sold in their London shop - even from

A. O. Goldsmith himself, in videos. Andrew's first design was

apparently put into the OG shop in 1964, so "Paw Paw" came out five

years later, made by Filos, superlative Italian craftsmen. Paw Paw is

two striped parrallellograms mirrored at the bridge, with mid-joint

sides and the shape and colour very much reflects England's fun and

playful Sixties mod fashion. Carnaby Street is not that far from

Poland Street. By the 1970's Oliver Goldsmith Eyewear had moved

out of Swinging London, to Hertfordshire and stopped making their

designs totally by hand. "Paw Paw" then is a fantastic example of

the zenith of OG Sixties Eyewear: the colourway reflecting the mod

boater stripe style worn in suit fabrics at the time. A contrasting

tint has been used for the usual shimmering mineral glass lenses,

which again makes "Paw Paw" more a fashion accessory. Such lenses

don't quite meet the modern criteria for uv protection, so not to

be worn all day by the river. A fun design then that was created

for English streets and mini-skirts and modsters: it is a medium

sized frame so like many mid-60s designs, is unisex.

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product code : k5356 : £ 375

Never worn 1960s blue and red horizontal striped
plastic frame by OLIVER GOLDSMITH (UK) and
marked FILOS ITALY and PAW PAW
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Original grey-green mineral glass lenses




condition

lenses : new - 10

frame : excellent

fit : very good



size

face : 130mm

lens width : 52mm

lens height : 32mm

arms : 135mm



lens spec

uv transmission % : 17

light transmission (LTF) % : 18

uv protection y/n : n



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