Eye Lenses! 1938

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Titles read: "EYE LENSES!"

Location of events unknown - probably Australia.

Various shots of a woman having her eyes tested. The optician puts some large contact lenses into the woman's eyes (yuk) - they look like eyeball bowls! The woman takes them out. Commentator says each lens...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40674
Sort Number:
PT 455
Time in/Out:
01:33:45:00 / 01:34:35:00
Canister:
PT 455
Film ID:
1180.17
Issue Date:
12/12/1938

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