Items for Sale

Please note that the Club accepts no responsibility for any items offered by individual members and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any given descriptions.

The Club will provide the contact but the responsibility for any transaction rests entirely with the members involved. If you have any Wants or Items For Sale please email this website at antiques@oaicc.com or send written details to the Chairman.

Listing requests from non-members will be at the Club’s discretion and posted for one month, members’ items for sale or wanted will be posted for four months. Further extensions must be requested within two weeks of the expiration date.

Optical Postcards

 

A Set of SIXTEEN postcards for just £5.00 plus postage!

 

 

Perfect either as a present or for your own use or both!….

….16 postcards produced by and showing some of the many wonderful items held in the British Optical Association Museum

Interested? Please email museum@college-optometrists.org

 

 

Click on image to enlarge and for details – MAY BE COLLECTED AT CLUB EVENTS to save postage

Please note we are unable to post Real Shell outside the UK

001a Real shell frame, unused great condition. Square profile to rims, quadra eyeshape, stright sides. Size on datum 41x23, boxed approx 42x21. Lens vertically 38. All measurements allowing for rim groove and in mm. Post to UK only or collect at a Club event. Sensible offers, Club Members ony.
002a Essilor pupillary measure, used but working condition. £25 includes UK postage. Club members only.
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002c Essilor pupillary measure, used but working condition. £25 includes UK postage. Club members only.
003a Brass spectacles, short sides with ribbon loops. Joints loose but no damage or repairs. Early style unslotted 'peg' screws, original glass lenses. Members £20 (non-members £25) plus postage
004a Round eye brass frame with Ayscough folding sides ending in pear-shaped ribbon loops, original lenses. Heavily decorated rims and sides. Joints loose, no breaks. Left glazing peg screw has been replaced with a pin. Numerous fake silver marks. Members £20 (non-members £25) plus postage SOLD
005 Short handled Nuremberg-style magnifier ?early 1900s? Members £15 (non-members £20) plus postage SOLD
006a 1800s George Adam pocket spectacles, real shell case and rims, original lenses. Small bite from one rim and small loss of casing on one side near rivet (see image) otherwise in excellent condition. Members £20 (non members £25) plus postage. SOLD
007a Early iron spectacles with short straight sides ending in large ribbon loops, original lenses. Possible early repair? to the left side ring end - see photo. Members £20 (non members £25) plus postage. SOLD
008a Iron round eye spectacles with short straight sides ending in cloth covered ring ends. Surface rust, no damage, original lenses. Members £25 (non members £30) plus postage. SOLD
010 Binocular confirmation tests (+0.25DS & +0.50DS), Cross-Cyl (+1.00DS), Pupillary measure (Lenses chipped but sound). Members £10 (non members £15) plus postage
012a Mother of Pearl cased, silver rimmed Adam Pocket Spectacles with silver cartouche and original lenses. Small loss of MOP near ribbon ring on one side otherwise in good order. Requires cleaning. Members £25 (non members £30) plus postage. SOLD
013a Real shell spectacles with straight sides (retaining their velvet end covering) in great condition, no damage, original lenses. Members £30 (non members £35) plus postage.
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015a Stunning real shell spectacles with Ayscough folding sides, silver joints. Good used condition, joints slightly loose, tinay nick to front of the left rim (see photo). Members £30 (non members £35) plus postage. SOLD