Name/Title
Aviator sunglasses, metal frame — Hong Kong manufacture, Cyrillic (Soviet-market) brandingEntry/Object ID
2026.1.1Description
A pair of aviator-style sunglasses with a thin metal frame (now a dull, tarnished gold/base-metal tone), teardrop lenses in a red-to-clear gradient tint, a straight double brow bar, twin saddle nose pads, and metal temple arms ending in amber plastic (acetate) tips. Both lenses present.Use
Item probably belonged to María T. Cornide's late husband, Richard Barnet.Collection
María Teresa Cornide Hernández collectionMade/Created
Place
State/Province
Hong KongContinent
AsiaNotes
Maker: Unidentified Hong Kong manufacturer. "HONG KONG" is the origin stamp; the Cyrillic word is most likely a model/market name for socialist-bloc export, not a maker's name.
Date: Not firmly datable. Cyrillic-branded Hong Kong consumer goods belong to the Soviet-era import trade (broadly 1960s–80s, pre-1991), and the metal-aviator/gradient-lens style fits the 1970s–80s.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Temple arm embossed HONG KONG followed by a short Cyrillic word (~5 letters), read by the collector as "OBYHA," not confidently resolvable — worn; likely a brand/model name. No other maker/model legible.Materials
Material Notes
Materials: Base metal frame (tarnished gold-tone plating); tinted glass or plastic gradient lenses; plastic (acetate) temple tips.
Technique: Assembled metal frame with screwed hinges; nose pads on arms; tinted gradient lenses.Relationships
Related Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
usePlace
State/Province
Hong KongContinent
AsiaNotes
productionResearch Notes
Notes
The pairing of a "HONG KONG" origin stamp with Cyrillic lettering is characteristic of Hong Kong's large export trade in inexpensive consumer goods to the USSR and Eastern Europe.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
January 12, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026
