Eye glasses & Case

Name/Title

Eye glasses & Case

Description

Eye glasses have oval glass lenses in gold colored metal frame, nose piece is slightly arched shape, ear pieces are missing; case is metal covered with black leather looking substance and inside is lined with blue velour; underside of case stamped with gold lettering, has a griffin holding a pair of eyeglasses and below that is "DR. JOSEPH E. KERNEL/ The Wm. H. Block Co/ Optical Dept./ Indianapolis - Ind." Nose piece of eye glasses are stamped "XGO Co X" Unsure of date because glasses look as if could be from the 19th century, but case may be a 20th century object. Glasses are 1987.002.005 A and Case is 1987.002.005 B

Collection

Vernie Shull

Acquisition

Accession

1987.002

Source or Donor

Vernie Shull

Acquisition Method

Donation

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2001

Create Date

December 20, 2001

Update Date

December 27, 2001