Brown spectacle case with care instructions

Maker
Coles & Garrard PTY. LTD (estab. 1922, closed 1988)
Date
1951
Description
Brown colour spectacle case covered with same colour velvet inside and a note of repair/care instruction. No spectacles. Possibly for spectacles MHM2021.32.

From a collection of glasses formerly worn by Mrs M. Hassett (1891-1983) and her husband. The Glasses were worn from the early 1900s until 1983. They were originally obtained form optometrists in Warrnambool, Geelong, Ballarat and Melbourne, the most noted being Thomas Gaunt & Co. (Melbourne, Australia), late 19th century manufacturer and retailer of jewellery, clocks, watches and decorative items.
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Object detail

Date
Medium
Paper cardboard with velvet
Measurements
5.4 x 13.2 x 1.3 cm
Accession Number
MHM2021.21
Credit line
Gift of Su Bradfield, 2021
Medical History Museum Category

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