by Darren Manion | Blog and News
We’re happy here at Dead Men’s Spex as the sun is shining on us in Norfolk- at last! After a very cold May, we are having some lovely weather. Last week we made it out towards the coast, we avoided the beaches because it was half term and by all accounts...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Hooray, lockdown is slowly lifting and since April 12th we have been happy to say that we can now welcome customers into our show room once more- with Covid safe measures of course. It’s great to see people again, so far in our showroom at Dead Men’s...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Happy Easter to you all, the weather here has fluctuated wildly this week; on Monday and Tuesday we were basking in semi tropical weather, 23 degrees centigrade. We made the most of it and took an afternoon off, luckily for us it coincided with the unlocking of...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Another Monday morning and life here at Dead Men’s Spex continues, I am happy to see that spring is well and truly on its way, the spring equinox, which marks the beginning of spring is this upcoming Saturday 20th March. Hooray, I am hoping there is light at the...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
A good thing about selling and buying vintage stock is that you never know what will turn up. We’re always on the look out for little gems and this week we found one; a lovely pamphlet produced by the British eyewear company Dollond and Aitchison which was...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Hello, We are unwrapping ourselves today from our six layers of thermals here in Norfolk. Last week we had lots and lots of snow. Luckily communications still carried on and our delivery drivers and postie still made it through the icy lanes to Dead...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
February is finally here. Thank goodness for that, I don’t know how it was for you, but this year January seemed to drag on forever! I am happy to say that there are some signs that Spring is around the corner; there’s one brave snowdrop in our garden and...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Here at Dead Men’s Towers we had some excitement earlier this week – we had snow! It was very short-lived and sloppy but all was white and pretty for a while and I managed to snap a photo of it out of Dead Man Junior’s window. We are now having wild...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Its a particularly miserable day here in Norfolk, but life goes on here at Dead Men’s Spex. I did scurry in the sleet into our showroom in the garden (we call it ‘the shoffice’) to find a frame we required and whilst there I had a peruse of Dead...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
We’ve made it through 2020 – hooray! As we look back over the challenging year of 2020 (using our vintage spex of course), we are very grateful to all of you for supporting Dead Men’s Spex; we wouldn’t have made it without you!...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Over the years we have sold our Dead Men’s Spex at many shows and there is one cry which rings through our ears “Oh look at those Dame Edna Spex!” Well we are happy to say that we now have a pair of the real McCoy folks; a pair of certificated Dame...
by Darren Manion | Blog and News
Today is 13th December – and did you know that it is a special day for opticians and all things eye related? It is St Lucy’s Day or St Lucia’s Day – St Lucia is a Christian Saint who is the patron saint of eyes and virgins. The British...
