Spectacles and case

Spectacles and case
Spectacles and case
2014/14052/1&2

1950-2000 / Cardboard / Fabric / Glass / Ministers, Preachers & Associates / Object / Other / Plastic/Bakelite
Glass, plastic; cardboard, plasticised textile
c. 1980

Spectacles and case belonging to the Revd. Lord Donald Oliver Soper, Baron Soper of Kingsway (1903–1998). Soper was a Methodist minister, pacifist and socialist, who was known for his powerful preaching and wit.

See also other objects with a Soper connection in the Online Collection, including his portable preaching stand and the cartoon of Soper preaching.