What are fulvue glasses?
Fulvue glasses are eyeglass frames where the side temples connet to the front of these vintage eye glasses at the top corner of the frames, rather than in the center. This was an invention by American Optical and it was supposed to prevent the temples from blocking your view whgile looking on the side while driving a vehicle.
The nose pad was invented in the early 1920s. It allowed the lens on fulvue eyeglasses to be further 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.
Below is our selection of fulvue glasses, more specifically theĀ Marshwood style. We have frames made by Art Craft, Shuron, AO, Bausch & Lomb, Univis, and various other American manufacturers.
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American Optical Vintage Glasses Frames 1/10 12k GF Fulvue AO Antique Spectacles$155.00
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Antique Eyeglasses Frames 45X42mm 1930s American Optical AO Ful-Vue Vintage$155.00
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Vintage Eyeglasses B&L 1/10 12k Gold Filled Ful-Vue Antique Spectacles$155.00
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Vintage Eyeglasses Frames 42X37mm 1940s Glasses 1/10 12k Gold Filled Antique Ovi$155.00
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Antique Art-Craft Eyeglasses 1/10 12k Gold Filled Ful-Vue Vintage Glasses Frames$155.00
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Round Eyeglasses Antique 1/10 12k White Gold Filled Vintage Glasses Frames 2931$155.00
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Vintage Eyeglasses Frames 43X40mm 1940s Glasses 1/10 12k Gold Filled Antique Ovi$155.00
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Vintage Eyeglasses Frames 45X42mm 1920s ArtCraft Gold Filled Ful-Vue Glasses$155.00
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Antique Glasses Frames B&L 1/10 12k Gold Filled Fulvue Vintage Eyeglass Frames$155.00
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Vintage Eyeglasses 1/10 12k Gold Filled Antique Spectacles$155.00
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Round Antique Eyeglasses 1/10 12k White Gold Filled Vintage Glasses Frames 2931$155.00
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Vintage Eyeglasses Frames 41X38mm 1920s American Optical Gold Filled Ful-Vue Gla$155.00
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Vintage Eyeglasses Shuron Gold Tone Ful-Vue Antique Spectacles$155.00
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American Optical AO Antique Glasses Frames 1/10 12k GF Fulvue Vintage Frames$155.00
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Vintage Eyeglasses Frames 43X40mm 1920s ArtCraft Gold Filled Ful-Vue Glasses$155.00
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Antique Eyeglasses Frames 40mm Round 1920s Vintage Glasses Americna Optical AO$155.00
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Vintage Eyeglasses Frames 40X35mm 1940s Glasses 1/10 12k Gold Filled Antique Ovi$155.00
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Antique Glasses Frames B&L 1/10 12k Gold Filled Fulvue Vintage Eyeglass Frames$155.00