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Harrisons Opticians

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KathyP

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Does anyone out there have any info about the early days of Harrisons Opticians? My Grandads sister married Andrew Harrison and family legend says he invented Orbito pads which are the pads which hold your specs on your nose.
 
Hi Kathy. It is now 2019 and we’ve found your message in a bottle. We will try to find anything about the early days of Harrison’s for you, but could you tell us if it is a penguin or a rook?
 
I've always thought it was a wise crow or raven. Penguins aren't clever enough to wear specs, however this British seabird is
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A spectacled Guillemot.
 
Someone I knew as a child had a stone sculpture on the roof of his porch that was an owl wearing glasses. I always thought that this was associated with Harrison’s and a feature of their shops. Was I wronng?
 
ciscoagent said:
Someone I knew as a child had a stone sculpture on the roof of his porch that was an owl wearing glasses. I always thought that this was associated with Harrison’s and a feature of their shops. Was I wronng?
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it probably was not the same but the association would def be there!
 
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