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Release 001 / Sold out

A century of
optical character.

Forty frames. Forty new homes.

Every frame from Optical Release 001 has found a home. The full release remains here as a permanent record of its photographs, construction details and collector’s notes.

Original vintage frames

Individual condition notes

All forty found a home

Permanent release archive

40 objects

Complete release
Tart Optical Vintage Arnel — Demi Amber01

Tart Optical

Tart Optical Vintage Arnel — Demi Amber

Size 44–22
Found a HomeView object
Tart Optical Arnel — Crystal Gray02

Tart Optical

Tart Optical Arnel — Crystal Gray

Size 48–24
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Sirmont “Malcolm X” Frame — White Gold-Filled03

American Optical

American Optical Sirmont “Malcolm X” Frame — White Gold-Filled

Size 48–24
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Ful-Vue Liner — 1/10 12K Gold-Filled04

American Optical

American Optical Ful-Vue Liner — 1/10 12K Gold-Filled

Size 48–24
Found a HomeView object
Bausch & Lomb Caravan — White Gold-Filled05

Bausch & Lomb

Bausch & Lomb Caravan — White Gold-Filled

Size 58–18
Found a HomeView object
Tart Optical Ace High — Amber Aviator06

Tart Optical

Tart Optical Ace High — Amber Aviator

Size 58–24
Found a HomeView object
Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban Outdoorsman — Original Horn Brow Bar07

Bausch & Lomb — Ray-Ban

Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban Outdoorsman — Original Horn Brow Bar

Size 60–16
Found a HomeView object
American Optical True Color CAN 77 T — Tortoise Acetate08

American Optical

American Optical True Color CAN 77 T — Tortoise Acetate

Size 56–18
Found a HomeView object
Art-Craft Optical Aviator — Yellow Gold-Filled, Winged-Propeller Bridge09

Art-Craft Optical

Art-Craft Optical Aviator — Yellow Gold-Filled, Winged-Propeller Bridge

Size 58–18
Found a HomeView object
French Brummel — Cognac Acetate10

French manufacture

French Brummel — Cognac Acetate

Size 50–20
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Frame with Custom Sun Clip11

American Optical

American Optical Frame with Custom Sun Clip

Size 46–24
Found a HomeView object
Christian Dior Monsieur 2164 — Colour 10 Tortoise Optyl, Frame Germany12

Christian Dior Monsieur

Christian Dior Monsieur 2164 — Colour 10 Tortoise Optyl, Frame Germany

Size 55–16
Found a HomeView object
Christian Dior Monsieur 2080 — Colour 10 Tortoise Optyl, Frame Austria13

Christian Dior Monsieur

Christian Dior Monsieur 2080 — Colour 10 Tortoise Optyl, Frame Austria

Size 57–12
Found a HomeView object
Cazal Model 182, Colour 225 — Blue & Teal14

Cazal

Cazal Model 182, Colour 225 — Blue & Teal

Size 56–14
Found a HomeView object
Cazal Model 163 — White, Clear & Gold Tone15

Cazal

Cazal Model 163 — White, Clear & Gold Tone

Size 52–18
Found a HomeView object
Tart Optical Double-Bridge Aviator — Striated Brown16

Tart Optical

Tart Optical Double-Bridge Aviator — Striated Brown

Size 52–20
Found a HomeView object
American Optical WWII Pilot Goggles — Adjustable Bridge17

American Optical

American Optical WWII Pilot Goggles — Adjustable Bridge

Size One Size
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Cortland — Filigree & Scoop Temples18

American Optical

American Optical Cortland — Filigree & Scoop Temples

Size 46–26
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Cortland — White Gold-Filled19

American Optical

American Optical Cortland — White Gold-Filled

Size 47–23
Found a HomeView object
1920s Continental Optical Full-Rim Side-Mount — Yellow Gold-Filled20

Continental Optical

1920s Continental Optical Full-Rim Side-Mount — Yellow Gold-Filled

Size 45–29
Found a HomeView object
Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban Balorama — Early Edition21

Bausch & Lomb — Ray-Ban

Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban Balorama — Early Edition

Size One Size
Found a HomeView object
Tart Optical Leading Liz — Blue & Crystal Acetate22

Tart Optical

Tart Optical Leading Liz — Blue & Crystal Acetate

Size 46–22
Found a HomeView object
USS Optical Black Keyhole Frame23

USS Optical

USS Optical Black Keyhole Frame

Size 46–24
Found a HomeView object
Shuron Optical Aristocrat — White Gold-Filled High-Bar Mount24

Shuron Optical

Shuron Optical Aristocrat — White Gold-Filled High-Bar Mount

Size 46–22
Found a HomeView object
USS Optical Smoke-Gray Optical Frame — The Talented Mr. Ripley / Matt Damon Style25

USS Optical

USS Optical Smoke-Gray Optical Frame — The Talented Mr. Ripley / Matt Damon Style

Size 46–23
Found a HomeView object
Rodenstock Carlton — Yellow Gold-Filled, Sculpted Metal Brow26

Rodenstock

Rodenstock Carlton — Yellow Gold-Filled, Sculpted Metal Brow

Size 53–19
Found a HomeView object
Bausch & Lomb VIP — Smoke Acetate, UFO Hinges27

Bausch & Lomb

Bausch & Lomb VIP — Smoke Acetate, UFO Hinges

Size 46–22
Found a HomeView object
American Optical AO Shield-Hinge Wellington — Tortoise28

American Optical

American Optical AO Shield-Hinge Wellington — Tortoise

Size 46–22
Found a HomeView object
American Optical AO Shield-Hinge Wellington — Chocolate29

American Optical

American Optical AO Shield-Hinge Wellington — Chocolate

Size 46–22
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Smoky-Gray Sculpted Frame30

American Optical

American Optical Smoky-Gray Sculpted Frame

Size 54–24
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Green-Lensed Spectacles — White Gold-Filled with Glazed Side Shields31

American Optical

American Optical Green-Lensed Spectacles — White Gold-Filled with Glazed Side Shields

Size 48–24
Found a HomeView object
French Invincible — French Nylon, Frame Only32

French manufacture

French Invincible — French Nylon, Frame Only

Size 52–22
Found a HomeView object
Porsche Design by Carrera Austrian Aviator — Early Edition33

Porsche Design by Carrera

Porsche Design by Carrera Austrian Aviator — Early Edition

Size One Size
Found a HomeView object
Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban Drifter — Rare “Frame France” Manufacture Markings34

Bausch & Lomb — Ray-Ban

Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban Drifter — Rare “Frame France” Manufacture Markings

Size One Size
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Mint Mid-Century Pilot Aviator — 1/10 12K Gold-Filled35

American Optical

American Optical Mint Mid-Century Pilot Aviator — 1/10 12K Gold-Filled

Size 55–24
Found a HomeView object
Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban Wayfarer — L2009 XWAS Temple Markings for Provenance36

Bausch & Lomb — Ray-Ban

Bausch & Lomb Ray-Ban Wayfarer — L2009 XWAS Temple Markings for Provenance

Size 50–24
Found a HomeView object
1920s Shuron Optical Rodeo — Yellow Gold-Filled with Filigree37

Shuron Optical

1920s Shuron Optical Rodeo — Yellow Gold-Filled with Filigree

Size 46–24
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Smoke Keyhole Safety Frame / Driving Goggles — Acetate with Mesh Side Shields38

American Optical

American Optical Smoke Keyhole Safety Frame / Driving Goggles — Acetate with Mesh Side Shields

Size 46–20
Found a HomeView object
SRO Optical Oversized White Aviator — Gray Gradient Lenses39

SRO Optical

SRO Optical Oversized White Aviator — Gray Gradient Lenses

Size 54–20
Found a HomeView object
American Optical Navy — Mint Condition, White Gold-Filled, Original Horn Brow Bar & Cable Temples40

American Optical

American Optical Navy — Mint Condition, White Gold-Filled, Original Horn Brow Bar & Cable Temples

Size 60–16
Found a HomeView object

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