Dolland & Aitchison

Family Stories by LoisJanuary 13, 2015January 14, 2015

Revisiting a spectacle

I came across this post I wrote a year or so ago: I was going through an old box of bits and bobs (or bits and bats if you prefer) and I came across this The firm of Dollond and Aitchison is a well-known chain of opticians, although it has now been absorbed by Boots. Dollonds […]

Bits and pieces by LoisAugust 2, 2012

What a spectacle

I was going through an old box of bits and bobs (or bits and bats if you prefer) and I came across this The firm of Dollond and Aitchison is a well-known chain of opticians, although it has now been absorbed by Boots. Dollonds started in 1750, but the Aitchison side of the partnership was much younger, it […]