Ed Welch's Antiques, Winslow, Maine, 207-872-5849
antique and vintage eyewear by Ed Welch's Antiques, RR 3 Box 1290, Winslow, ME  04901  207-872-5849
ed welch's eyeglasses

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1700 spectacles
1800  antique spectacles for everyday use.
19th century riding temple eyeglass frames
original civil war eyeglasses
windsor eyeglasses
victorian lorgnettes
pince nez eyeglasses
Victorian and Edwardian Oxfords
vintage eyeglasses for everyday use
vintage rimless eyewear
solid gold vintage eyewear
horn rim eyeglasses
vintage plastic eyeglasses
museum quality antique eyeglasses and spectacles
original eyeglass cases
John Lennon, Buddy Holly, Matrix, Malcolm X, Teddy Roosevelt
Harry Potter, Matrix, John Lennon, Buddy Holly

ed welch's vintage eyewear

Wire Rim Eyeglasses

The nose pad was invented in the early 1920's. The nose pad allowed the lens to be further away from the face. No longer was the width of lenses restricted to a size that fit under the eyebrow. The Marshwood style with round, ovid, and oval lenses in a wire-bound frame was one of the most successful styles to develop as a result of the nose pad.

Metal Frames made between 1965 and 1975 are unique in design and much sought after. I recently purchased a warehouse stock of such frames. All these frames are new and in their original packaging. Most were made by Art Craft. We do have a few frames made by Bausch & Lomb, Unisys, and other American manufacturers.

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Yellow Gold Filled Octagon Wire Rim Eyeglasses
Gold Filled Tortoise Shell Wire Rim Eyeglasses by Couturier
P-3 Marshwood Frame

2172-25

2294-17
2172-31
White Gold Filled Octagon Eyeglasses
Wire Rim Eyeglasses
Marchon Wire Rim Eyeglasses

2180-30

2278-20
2136-09
Yellow Gold wire rim eyeglasses
Silver aluminum wire rim eyeglasses
Aviator Styled Frame
2160-15
2136-31
2171-32
Yellow Gold Filled Wire Rim Eyelgasses
Courturier Wire Rim Eyeglasses
Military Issued Wire Rim Eyeglasses
2173-15
2294-19
2295-21
White Gold Wire Rim Eyeglasses
White Steel Industrial Strength Wire Rim Eyeglasses
White Gold Filled Wire Rim Eyeglasses
2296-04
2282-02
2181-34

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Guaranteed original vintage frames

Guaranteed satisfaction. If you do not like them when you see them,
return in 3 days for a full refund of purchase price.
We do not pay shipping.


Eyeglasses Warehouse,
106 Main Street - Concourse Entrance
Waterville, Maine 04901        
207-872-5849

I buy  marshwood Eyeglasses.

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