View full sizeSelect a photograph to examine another view. Open full size for the finest details.
This piece is part of the sold-out Optical Release 001.
American Optical
American Optical Green-Lensed Spectacles — White Gold-Filled with Glazed Side Shields
Vintage · production decade not established
An American Optical metal frame with round front lenses and striking green-glazed side shields. Metal borders divide and support the lateral panes, extending the green sun configuration around the sides. Slim cable temples keep the enclosing lens assembly visually light.
Looking for something similar?
Ask the Private Desk →The details
- Maker / origin
- American Optical
- Period
- Vintage · production decade not established
- Recorded details
- Size 48–24
- Collection number
- RGS–31
- Construction
- Round metal spectacle front
- Side shields
- Green-glazed panes in shaped metal borders
- Temples
- Cable
- Lens colour
- Green
- Lens record
- Later UV-protective sun lenses, per seller
The side shields
The side view reveals the distinctive construction: green lateral panes sit inside shaped metal borders behind the round front lenses. A dividing metal element gives each shield a structured, panelled appearance. Fine cable temples curve away from the endpieces, while the bridge and front rims retain the economy of an early metal spectacle. The seller records later green UV-protective sun lenses. The side shields are included as photographed; their presence does not establish modern protective certification.
Collector’s note
Offered for its vintage design and collecting interest; current protective or driving-performance certification is not represented.
Condition & presentation
The frame retains its green-glazed lateral shields and cable-temple configuration. The metal borders and bridge are visible in the gallery. Please refer to the photographs for surface details and request close-ups of the lens edges before acquisition. No case is included.
Restoration is carried out with intention by third-party specialists on an as-needed basis, preserving original features and markings as fully as possible. Individual condition notes describe the visible state and any specifically recorded changes.
Optical Release 001 is complete and every frame has found a home. This page remains as part of the Society's permanent catalogue record. Looking for a related frame? Leave an acquisition alert.
