Vintage replacement temples for American Optical Liner frames, gold, 12Kgf
Three Pair Priced as follows: |
$150 USD (Pair number 553) $100 USD (Pair number 552) $150 USD (Pair number 551) |
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Shown below are three pair of replacement temples for your American Optical "Liner" frames. These are in very nice used, original condition. Click on photos for close inspection.
There are two photos for each pair so both sides of the temples are shown. Pair number 553 are size 6-1/2 and are $150 for the pair. Pair number 552 are size 6-3/4 and are $100 for the pair. And pair number 551 are 6-1/2 (left temple) and 6-1/4 (right temple) and are $150 for the pair. All are 12Kgf (12-karat gold filled). Shipping is free (in the USA).
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About the American Optical (AO) "Liner" frame: This classic eyeglass frame was made from the 1940s on into the 1970s when the fashion for huge, gaudy eyewear swept all small-lensed glasses from the marketplace. This frame is of exceptional quality, having been designed by American Optical with the benefit of decades of experience, and at a time when plastic glasses were coming into vogue. In order for the all-metal Liner to succeed, it had to be good.
Never a glamorous frame, the AO Liner wasn't cheap either. It stands with certain other icons of twentieth-century design, Levi's jeans, Converse All Stars, etc.--highly regarded as superior in quality and timeless in design.
Sizes of AO "Liner" frames: The lens size is engraved on the underside of the left hinge and given in millimeters (mm) Usually seen are 44, 46, or 48. The bridge size is shown by the left nosepad and is usually 22 or 24. Temple sizes I've seen include 5-1/2, 6, 6-1/4, 6-1/2, 6-3/4, and 7. The flexible part around the ear makes them adjustable for desired fit. The weakest part of the temples is right where the flexible part begins. Care should always be taken not to stress this part.
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