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Philip Oliver Goldsmith, a salesman for a small optical firm, founded his eyewear company in London in 1926. In 1935 his son Charles Goldsmith entered the firm with the aim of transforming glasses from a medical necessity to a fashion item. From the company’s offices in Poland Street, his sons A. Oliver and Ray Goldsmith built upon the company’s reputation for attention-grabbing designs and solicited celebrity endorsement for their products. Key clients included Lord Snowdon, the actor Diana Dors, Princess Grace of Monaco and Diana, Princess of Wales.\r\n\r\nCharles Goldsmith designed this style at a time when plastic frames were cut and shaped by hand in the company workshop. This frame’s somewhat delicate outline, sharp thin edges and narrow sides provided a challenge to make. 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