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Glasses
Winston Churchill, Parliament Square, London © Sue Lowry & Magellan PR
January 1, 1970
CW Dixey & Son, reputed to be the oldest independent eyewear company in the world, and with similarly impressive names among its clients (including royalty of eleven countries and Napoleon Bonaparte), was favoured by Churchill for his famous circular glasses frames.
Click here for a replica pair of the style he favoured (Chartwell 01).
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