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1994.6.1-.3

ID Number: 1994.6.1-.3
Category: Personal Artifacts
Sub-category: personal gear
Item Name: eyeglasses
Materials: METAL, UNKNOWN GLASS
Description: (.1) glasses; bifocals; enamel inlay at outer decorative corners and temple (foliate motif); gold metallic eye wires and single bridge; rubberized nose pads and end piece; rosette finishing rivets near bridge and hinged corners; skull temple narrows into comfort cable temple width (.2)eyeglass case; hinged, polyhonal; covered with metallic floral woven textile; frame of metal with zig zag pattern; lined interior; make and model stamped on lining
History: belonged to Mrs. Mary McGargar wife of Bill McGargar who was the next door neighbour of donor. Mary was born in Detroit, married a Windsorite, not sure when they moved here, she worked at Hudson's in 1940's-50's then was a housewife.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

Subjects

Detroit (Mich.) place

Hudson's organization

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