'Specs' can't be broken |
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| Title : | 'Specs' can't be broken |
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| Source : | Advertiser, 10 April 1959, p. 5 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1959 | ||
| Format : | Newspaper | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
Newspaper report on a demonstration of 'unbreakable' spectacles, manufactured in Adelaide by Laubman and Pank Optometric Company. Made from a plastic resin which had been used for aircraft parts in the Second World War, the lenses of these spectacles were lightweight and scratch resistant. Laubman and Pank later established a subsidiary company, Scientific Optical Laboratories of Australia (SOLA) now SOLA Optical Australia, to manufacture plastic lenses and other ophthalmic products. |
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| Related names : | Laubman and Pank Sola International Pty. Ltd. |
| Coverage year : | 1959 |
| Further reading : | Linn, Rob. Breaking the mould: the history of Sola Optical,Adelaide, SA: Historical Consultants Pty Ltd for Sola International, 2000 McPhee, Margaret. The dictionary of Australian inventors and discoveries, St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1993 Roscrow, Noel. 'Sola sees the light through a unique lens', Vantage: a definitive view of South Australia, volume 1, number 4, winter 1978, pp. 8-10 |
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