Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
The below patent Figure 1 was extracted from USD134418S, titled Design for a pair of spectacles. A US design patent awarded to Altina Sanders, also known by her maiden name as Altina Schinasi. The patent was granted on November 24, 1942.
The patent Figure 1 depicts a perspective view of the Schinasi spectacle frame design. A frame designed with an angled upper portion and a curved lower portion. A design in stark contrast to the prevalent round spectacle frames of the first half of the 20th century.
Reference
Altina Schinasi, The Harlem Girl Who Knew Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Salvador Dali And Invented Cat-Eye Glasses. Harlem World Magazine
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