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Object:Pair of child-size metal-framed aviator spectacles, 1975-85


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UFO' spectacles made by Safilo, Italy. New materials were introduced into spectacle manufacture during the 1970s, including anti-allergy nickel-free frames, lightweight titanium alloy frames and thinner lenses made from high refractive index glass.

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