The National Health Service was introduced on July 5 1948.
"The period 1948-1951 was a golden age for the ophthalmic opticians. New patients were presenting themselves from all directions and the cost could be claimed from the State by filling in a few forms.
"Displays of 'Standard Spectacles' like those produced by M. Wiseman & Co. Ltd in 1949 were hung on practice walls to publicise the availability of free and state-subsidised frames for all. There were ten free styles of frame and seven which could be chosen for payment of an additional fee."
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