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*** Lots won may also be collected during the Club Visit to Oxford in September 2026 ***

We are now accepting items for the Club Auction to be held on 17 May 2026

Items not entered but brought in on the day will be auctioned at the end

March 2026 UPDATE: We are now adding lot images periodically so keep checking back for those items you have been looking for for so long. The highlight so far must be the range of great cases submitted.

April 2026 UPDATE: Lots 78 to 113 are items from one of our early members better well known for his extensive research into Pince Nez, Alan Leach.

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001 Two pre 1940s round eye GF Windsor spectacles and a c1900 oval eye GF frame glazed with cement bifocals
002 Three frames from the late 1800s: Gold filled oval eye straight sides, blued steel oval eye straight sides, unused blued steel half eye in very good condition
003 Beautiful Victorian papeir mache case with abalone decorative inlay, WM clasp and chain
004 Two early/mid 1900s round eye frames with W bridge and curl sides: WM with plano tinted lenses and GF with preion tinted lenses
005 Two 1950/1960 three piece rimless spectacles by BAO (tinted) and Hadley (white) with cases
006 Trio of rimless Oxfords (monocles), one slip in case
007 Chinese frame with dark plano glass lenses requiring cleaning but structurally very good, along with (as spares or repair) a rimless pair missig the right side and a side with attached front joint. Hard case
008 1930s Harvette/Doublette (unmarked) foldng frame with damage to end of left side, and a sunglass folding frame with soft case
009 Three designs of early 190s pince nez: Unused, unglazed GF Astig with ribbon, ?French rimless WM C spring and cased GF rimless fingerpiece with cable safety chain
010 Seven various hard cases
011 Trio of perspex nylon supras, one having aluminium sides, all in good order and glazed with preion lenses
012 Two c1960s Cats Eye frames in good order, with fabric slip in case
013 Two mid/late 1900s GF spectacles with one case
014 Beautiful demi-blonde real shell frame. For display ony as right rim shows stress marks but no splits etc
015 Two real shell library frames both with slight damage to one rim
016 Mid 1900s: WM panto eye frame with curl sides in good condition with card pull off caseand a quality Rayner ad Keeler plastics rimmed frame with GF clamp-on bridge and curls sides, hard case in great condition
017 Early 1900s GF half eye (glazed R&L +2.00DS, great as ready reader) and a child's WM Windsor spectacles in great condition. Hard case
018 Two real shell lorgnettes, in unused condition, one with elegant rope inlay
019 Unused Raytone clip-on in original packaging
020 Unused perfect condition ribbon lanyard for pince nez, monocle. lorgnette etc
021 Round eye frame with hockey end sides. Material? Unidentified, possibly real shell, plastics, you decide. With hard case
022
023 Chinese hardwood case with carved dragon decoration to each side
024 Shagreen covered wooden Chinese case with copper banding.
025a Wooden Chinese case with decorative carved ?bone inlays
025b Wooden Chinese case with decorative carved ?bone inlays
026 Wooden Chinese case with decorative carved ?bone inlays
027a Very heavy wooden Chinese case with decorative carvings on top and sides
027b Very heavy wooden Chinese case with decorative carvings on top and sides
028 NO LOT
029 Four mid/late 1900s acetate frames, unused old stock
030 Five c1900 pince nez: C spring and fingerpiece
031 Three pince nez, unused old stock
032 National Health Service 722 half eye and a nickel American frame with figure-of-eight sliding sides
033 Spares or repair: Real shell and GF locket lorgnette and a # short-handled folding lorgnette
034 Light brown mott round eye real shell frame and an ?acetate lorgnette
035 STAR LOT Real Shell round eye frames with straight sides in very good condition, ready to be glazed with your prescription
036 STAR LOT Real shell round eye frame with hockey end sides quality metal-to-metal joints UNUSED OLD STOCK
037 Victorian Papier mache case with inlaid pewter decoration complete with a glazed blued steel half eye
038a ?Unused: Real shell frame with turnpin sides from the early 1800s, unglazed. Small nick to rim but structurally sound
038b 038a ?Unused: Real shell frame with turnpin sides from the early 1800s, unglazed. Small nick to rim but structurally sound
039 Real shell folder with blued steel spring. Unused old stock in excellent condition. Unglazed.
040 Hallmarked English Sterling silver spectacles in great condition. Maker: Thomas Whitford of London
041 English Sterling silver frame, no lenses, with extending sides. Fully Hallmarked for Mary Ann (Maryann) Holmes of London, 1930.
042 Fully hallmarked English Sterling Silver spectacles, glazed, with turnpin sides. John Hudson, London 1825
043 Early 1800s real shell spectacles with silver joints and Ayscough sides
044 Clamshell case in pristine condition: Shell covered bone with blue velvet lining
045 Shell covered flip top case, velvet lined, pin decoration to body, silver banded. No losses, closing clip needs adjusting
046 Beautiful shell covered bone flip top case with abalone and pewter decoration in great condition.
047 Shagreen covered wood flip top case with silver banding. Great condition, no losses
048 English Sterling silver spectales with Ayscough folding sides, hallmarked for James Streth / Stretch of London, 1800. Glazed R&L +2.75DS, perfect for many late presbyopic re-enactors.
049 NO LOT NO LOT NO LOT
050 Spectacle brooch
051a Three frames with flip-up fronts: Light brown mottle glazed, Black library new old stock missng left side, Sherry TT Norvile Gloster, new old stock.
051b Three frames with flip-up fronts: Light brown mottle glazed, Black library new old stock missng left side, Sherry TT Norvile Gloster, new old stock.
052a Plastics frame with aluminium sides with four unused frames from 1970s/1980s
052b Plastics frame with aluminium sides with four unused frames from 1970s/1980s
053a STAR LOT Fancy frame with swept back lugs heavily decorated with marcasite stones, fancy sides WITH a simlarly decorated folding lorgnette. Both in excellent unused condition.
053b STAR LOT Fancy frame with swept back lugs heavily decorated with marcasite stones, fancy sides WITH a simlarly decorated folding lorgnette. Both in excellent unused condition.
054 W Watson SPEERA patented binocular magnifying spectacles, Achromatic Crown/Flint cemented doublet with base in prism. Patent GB369802 of 1931
055 c1840 painted leather slip-in case
056a Mid 1900s GF spectacles, unusual lens shape, and very unusual patterned double colour intertwined wire covering to sides
056b
056c Mid 1900s GF spectacles, unusual lens shape, and very unusual patterned double colour intertwined wire covering to sides
057 WM safety frame, tinted plano lenses, folding metal mesh cups in pull-off card case
058 Early 1900s Placido Disc for detecting corneal irregularities
059a Fully hallmarked English Sterling silver spectacles: Thomas William Parry made between his first mark being entered 10 Jan 1832 and when the date letter for 1831-1832 changed on 29 May 1832
059B
059c Fully hallmarked English Sterling silver spectacles: Thomas William Parry made between his first mark being entered 10 Jan 1832 and when the date letter for 1831-1832 changed on 29 May 1832
060a c1940 drop cell trial frame, 60mm pd, adjustable nose fitting
060b c1940 drop cell trial frame, 60mm pd, adjustable nose fitting
061a Rare trial set accessories: The Chromatic Test to determine refractive error; Set of Lederer lenses (high power for low vision developed in 1950s by Australian Josef Lederer); Set of B seg bifocal demo lenses
061b-McIntire-Magee-Brown-1904-p105
061c
062 Prismatic headband magnifier ?unused old stock as in perfect condition, complete with instructions for use.
063 Colour vision test, set of wool skeins after Holmgren, boxed, all in good condition.
064a Three Georgian era magnifiers all in need of TLC. Reeded silver mounted with shell case, and two horn folding, all with defects.
064b
064c
064d
065a Two early brass spectacles, one with straight sides stamped L&S IMPROVED, one with extending sides.
065b Two early brass spectacles, one with straight sides stamped L&S IMPROVED, one with extending sides.
066a WW2 gas mask spectacles frame (no lenses) with the thin flexible sides and a mask insert for the S6 NBC style respirator used by the British forces in the 1960s (no lenses)
066b
067aTwo framed colour reproduction of items in the BOA collection, printed on the British Optical Association's own press and supplied to members with copies of the Dioptric Review in 1939
067b
068a c1960 Oculus-Visuskop ophthalmoscope in excellent condition, no bulb. Case sound but with external writing and wear.
068b
069a Unused in great condition - Duet frame with interchangeable trims, size 48.20. With sets of trims from other styles that do not fit the Duet.
069b
070 Collection of interchangeable trims
071 Eschenbach spectacle mounted magnifier set, new, unused, with instruction leaflet
072a Eschenbach low vision set, new, unused, binocular spectacle mounted telescopic magnifiers and clip-ons
072b
073a Three brass spectacles from mid - late 1800s
073b

074
075
076
077 NO LOT NO LOT
078 Where it all began - Alan's Father's Foundation Fellowship College certificate following the amalgamation of the BOA, SMC and SAO. Together with a copy of his pince nez opus printed by Alan, AND his Club Auctioneer badge.
079 Copies of Alan's publications on patents. Some minor discolouration to jackets. Along with a copy of the Club's Extracts publication.
080 The Seeing Eye by Arthur Frank along with three bound photocopied catalogues including An Essay on Visual Glasses by Benjamin Martin
081 Three magnifiers including a COIL High Power and an early 1900s Amoptiscope
082 Japanese made Folding pocket binoculars, great for the opera
083 Mid-Late 1900s white metal folding lorgnette, all springs strong and working. Marked Platinin (German Silver). Glass lenses.
084 Two brass frames - early round eye with extending sides stamped CR and straight (?non-matching?) sides stamped 60. No breaks or repairs
085 Two brass frames - frame with extending sides heavily file decorated to front and sides and straight sides with ribbon loops. Brass DEKEMEL case. No damage or repairs.
086 Rimless glass Oxford, milled edges for better retention, with cord and leather case
087 Two sprung lorgnettes, with damage/weak spring so for display or repair.
088 Two GF frames both glazed with cement bifocals, the invention of B M Hanna who patented them in 1884
089 Three early 1900s GF frames along with a mid century with pad fitting
090 Three german silver spectacles, the ones with extending and turnpin sides having fake silver marks. All glazed with glass lenses.
091 Another trio of german silver spectacles, this time only the one with extending sides is trying to deceive, having fake silver stamps and also marked PEBBLES
092 A trio this time of three steel frames, including a pair of blued steel safety spectacles with blue tinted curved lenses (greater strength against projectiles than with flat lenses) and solid wire sides.
093 Two early iron spectacles including a ring ended round eye frame with Ayscough sides. Both in good condition, no breaks or repairs.
094 Boval Improved eye bath in original card box
095 A mixed group - Two sprung shell lorgnettes with damage, shell frame with no damage but requires polishing, half eye clip-on, screwless metal frame
096 Trio of pince nez all in good condition. One lens missing with the half eye
097 Good solid ball handled screwdriver along with a wooden frame rule to the registered design of Kirk Brothers (Kirbro) dating to 1922. With the horizontal openings patented by D Desmond in 1931
098a Modern LANVIN large one-hand frame and case, unused. c1960s Display piece?
098b Modern LANVIN large one-hand frame and case, unused. Date? Display?
099 Optyl Christian Dior model 2490 size 57 - 16 (box measurement) glazed plastics varifocals with graduated brown tint. In good order. Case
100 Simple trial case set, double drop cell frame with all lenses correctly marked plus one extra (0.50DS) in wood case
101 Turville Stewart Ophthalmoscope / Hand Slit Lamp / Retinoscope
102 Small group of very useful cases
103 Wooden replica frames (3)
104 Wooden replica frames (2)
105 Replica frames (2) plastics and ?vulcanite/horn
106 Replica frames (2) leather and metal
107 Large Nuremberg magnifier
108 Small Nuremberg magnifier
109 Mother of Pearl cased silver rimmed magnifier
110 Double magnifier
111 Two early magnifiers, with faults
112 Early horn Adams pocket spectacles in good order
113 Magnifier

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