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Tortoise-shell glasses in Japan.

alliswell

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Originally Posted by LabelKing
Here's a place where one can get tortoise-shell eyeframes, but it's located in Japan:

http://www.osawabekko.co.jp/index.html

It has some nice images nonetheless.


LK-

Have you posted pictures of your glasses yet? I'd love to see them.
 

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Originally Posted by letmebefell
LK- Have you posted pictures of your glasses yet? I'd love to see them.
Yes, I posted some:
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BTW, LK, FYI ABP can make things out of seal.
 

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Just this afternoon I was perusing a collection of vintage NOS tortoise shell glasses at Art Deco Weekend in Miami Beach.

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Ah... is your "rolleyes" smiley nearsighted?
 

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Originally Posted by Tomasso
Just this afternoon I was perusing a collection of vintage NOS tortoise shell glasses at Art Deco Weekend in Miami Beach.
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Some of these are just fantastic. Really great stuff.
 

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Originally Posted by RJman
Ah... is your "rolleyes" smiley nearsighted?

No but it needs readers these days.
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Originally Posted by CriticalFish
How much do vintage Tortoise shell glasses cost?
The woman I spoke with on the beach today quoted me $1500 ballpark but added that she'd wiggle a bit, if need be.
 

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I presume it's only natural for tortoise shell dealers to hang around the beach.
 

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Originally Posted by Kent Wang
I presume it's only natural for tortoise shell dealers to hang around the beach.

You can probably get a great deal on tortoise shell at the Galapagos. Actually, maybe I'll start a business over there, hunt your own and I'll have artisans right there turn your shells into whatever you want.
 

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Originally Posted by RJman
BTW, LK, FYI ABP can make things out of seal.

Last time I ordered a watch strap from ABP, they messed it up real bad. I assume you are referring to the same place in Paris.
 

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Are tortoise shell frames brittle?
 

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