Pince-Nez Eyeglasses

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Pince-Nez glasses

Name/Title

Pince-Nez Eyeglasses

Entry/Object ID

2016.27.3

Description

Eyeglasses (Pince-Nez type) found in eyeglass case from Adolph C. Woerfel. See website http://vintageopticalshop.com/vintage-eyeglasses/pince-nez.html for more information on this type of glasses popular between about 1885 and 1920.

Cataloged By

Ginny Haen

Acquisition

Accession

2016.27

Source or Donor

Robert Wautlet

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1920

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pince-Nez

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Eyeglasses

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Vision

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Search Terms

eyewear, businesses in: Sawyer, businesses in: Sturgeon Bay, optometrists, eye doctors, etc.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Woerfel, Adolph C.

General Notes

Note

Notes: The glasses and case were brought in by an employee of Clearview Optical as they had been put in the eyeglass donation box; she thought they should be here instead with the local advertising connection. Donated 29 Aug 2016.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

October 10, 2016

Updated By

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Update Date

September 23, 2026