Repairing Spectacles & Manufacturing Corks for Hospital

By experimenting with different compounds a chemicals a total of 1,400 spectacles were repaired. By using similar processes used for manufacturing rubber shoes, corks were made for the hospital and medical inspection rooms.

This image of Des Bettany’s artwork has been reproduced with permission from the book ‘Don’t Ever Again Say “It Can’t Be Done”’ published by The Changi Museum, Singapore.