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Object:Dorian' type, nickel-free metal framed spectacles with plano lenses, 1999


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Made by Specsavers opticians. New materials were introduced into spectacle manufacture during this period, including anti-allergy nickel-free frames, lightweight titanium alloy frames and thinner lenses made from high refractive index glass.

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