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info Victory Optical was founded in 1941 by Vincent Salierno in Newark, NJ. He went on to design some of the best frames and sunglasses of the mid-20th century in America. Here is an ad of theirs from 1949 which is similar in style to ours in that it shows a men's and women's pair in two-tone. The top half of ours being a vertical wood grain effect complete with pyrographic effects adding to the wood-look. This continues down each arm. Then the rest of the frame is clear, unusual for sunglasses. Perhaps it was made as an optical frame but has subsequently been fitted with sunglasses lenses. This shade of green was very popular 1940s/50s, so they look con- temporary for the period. And they are very good, offering maximum sun protection as you would expect from one of the top makers at the time. Victory Optical was relaunched some 15 years ago by the grandsons of Vincent Salierno and we would have offered a link to their website but recently the link has stopped working and we note that their FB page hasn't been added to for a while, so perhaps they are in a hiatus. NB: although no maker's mark on the frame, the V sheilds on the front are as good as a signature: many Victory frames used these - see above ad. — klasik |
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product code : k5378 : £ 225 1940s/50s two-tone wood-effect and crystal plastic frame by VICTORY OPTICAL KlasikVintageEyewearKlasik Original mid-green glass lenses condition lenses : very good - 8 frame : very good fit : very good size face : 128mm lens width : 46mm lens height : 38mm arms : 140mm lens spec uv transmission % : 1 light transmission (LTF) % : 27 uv protection y/n : y |
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