About the vintage frames made in USA in 1950s including Tart Optical, Bausch & Lomb and American Optical, the biggest attraction of them is the feeling or the touch of easygoing, gentle, generous, big hearted or broad-minded. We cant feel it for current frames mass-produced by machine and by hand-finished.
For good and bad, Americans are rough, I think. So the American vintage frames remind us of the good old America, who did the big brother thing and so was loved and relied on by every one.
When we pick up a frame of the vintage frame, we can find their expression by being produced by hand of big-hearted American artisan.
But when we discovered dead-stock (New Old Stock) frames made in USA in 1950s, the frames are literally dead.
At SOLAKZADE, a time-versed and big-hearted artisan polishes tenderly and adjusts their strain every day, to breath into them.
Of course, he doesnt polish too much. Just to breath into them.
To tell the truth, most of other vintage dealers dont do it.
The vintage frames which are not cared for enough are dead.
If you would like living vintage frames, you should check our collection.
They are living. They are full of the energy of life.