Dead Men’s Spex takes a nostalgic look at London
A good thing about selling and buying vintage stock is that you never know what will turn up. We're always on the look out for little gems and this week we found one; a lovely pamphlet produced by the British eyewear company Dollond and Aitchison which was established...
On the case with Dead Men’s Spex
Hello, We are unwrapping ourselves today from our six layers of thermals here in Norfolk. Last week we had lots and lots of snow. Luckily communications still carried on and our delivery drivers and postie still made it through the icy lanes to Dead...
Dreaming of Spring at Dead Men’s Spex
February is finally here. Thank goodness for that, I don't know how it was for you, but this year January seemed to drag on forever! I am happy to say that there are some signs that Spring is around the corner; there's one brave snowdrop in our garden and amazingly,...
Winter at Dead Men’s Spex
Here at Dead Men's Towers we had some excitement earlier this week - we had snow! It was very short-lived and sloppy but all was white and pretty for a while and I managed to snap a photo of it out of Dead Man Junior's window. We are now having wild and windy weather...
Sharing a bath with Henry the horse.
Its a particularly miserable day here in Norfolk, but life goes on here at Dead Men's Spex. I did scurry in the sleet into our showroom in the garden (we call it 'the shoffice') to find a frame we required and whilst there I had a peruse of Dead Man's collection of...
Happy New Year and thank you from Dead Men’s Spex
We've made it through 2020 - hooray! As we look back over the challenging year of 2020 (using our vintage spex of course), we are very grateful to all of you for supporting Dead Men's Spex; we wouldn't have made it without you! We're also very grateful to our...
Hello Possums! Dame Edna’s Spex at Dead Men’s Spex
Over the years we have sold our Dead Men's Spex at many shows and there is one cry which rings through our ears "Oh look at those Dame Edna Spex!" Well we are happy to say that we now have a pair of the real McCoy folks; a pair of certificated Dame Edna glasses with...
St Lucia’s Day
Today is 13th December - and did you know that it is a special day for opticians and all things eye related? It is St Lucy's Day or St Lucia's Day - St Lucia is a Christian Saint who is the patron saint of eyes and virgins. The British Optical Association has a...