Very Vintage, yet Futuristic Celluloid Sunglasses
As a collector, sometimes if something was cool I’d pick up more than one. Such was the case with these French celluloid sunglasses from the 1930s. Both frame front and lens are one piece...
Tagged: 1930s
The lost American art of Stamped, 12k Gold Filled Eyeglass Frames
The art of gold filled eyeglass frames, stamped with intricate designs, usually in the Art Deco style, flourished during the interwar period. The process was not simple. It was an apex of achievement in...
Eyewear as Instrument of Death?
I came across a wad of legal documents from 1936 today. Don’t ask me how or why. It was from the Supreme Court of King’s County (Brooklyn!): Kathryn G. Treacy and Donald E. Treacy...
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