Glasses age please

Hi all anyone have an idea of the age of these glasses came with case which is metal and also the original polishing cloth. They are only small so may be child's glasses. Not sure when 4 digit phone numbers were around in melbourne but maybe early to mid 90s after googling.

 

I think it will be difficult to get an exact year. I think you can find similar to yours on Ebay, and they are listed as from 1890's to early 1900's. Your glasses look to be in better condition than most except for the case. And the polishing cloth is particularly striking. Are the lenses clear? Maybe it's a floor model.

 

With the design of the temple hinges,they look like 60's John Lennon's glasses.

 

Aaah Iooked through and yes they seemed clear to me and I wear glasses so you maybe on to something.thanks heaps I thought 30 bucks was pretty reasonable

 

"65 SWANSTON STREET, MELBOURNE C1"

A major street in the middle of the Melbourne CBD. I cross it every week.

"C1" is the postal code. Today, that would be "3000".

The alphanumeric postal code system was introduced to Melbourne in the 1920s and discontinued in the 60s. It was meant to mirror the one still used in London (C. EC, SW1 etc etc).

That would date these glasses between about 1928-1966. Given the style, I'd say closer to the 20s and 30s.

Here's a postal map of Melbourne from the 1920s. You can see "MELBOURNE C1" in the middle, where the CBD is...

 

Sensational shangas thanks mate. I have googled so many times in relation to melbourne phone numbers etc but never managed to find anything that explains a lot so really grateful.

 

I specialise in useless historical trivia like this

 

So the lenses have no prescription,are they flat or curved surfaces? One way to find an approx. date would be to check the center thickness of the lenses.I'm not sure when Australia mandated the minimum thickness,the U.S did in the 60's.

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