Limra Optical Grinding Works

If you go down Killari Road in Sector 17D, you’ll find us. We are basically a workshop where we grind glass for spectacles. The machines are old and they make a lot of noise, so it’s hard to hear anyone talking. There is usually a fine layer of white dust over everything, from the workbenches to the windowsills. I’ve been doing this for years, and my hands are pretty much used to the rough feel of the lenses. We get orders from different shops and we have to get the curves just right. It’s a lot of standing and checking the measurements against the light. Sometimes a piece of glass breaks and we have to start all over again. The shop is small and cluttered with crates of raw material and finished products. We don’t have a showroom or anything like that. People just drop off the orders and we get to work. Lunch is usually eaten right at the bench while we wait for the machines to cool down. It’s honest, manual labor that keeps our eyes tired by the end of the shift. We aren’t a big factory, just a few of us working together in this corner of the city. We don't have a website or anything, we just rely on the work we do every day. It's just about getting the focus right on every piece of glass.