Eyeglasses with Cases c1920

Object/Artifact

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Name/Title

Eyeglasses with Cases c1920

Entry/Object ID

2024.69.1

Description

Two pairs of eyeglasses with hard cases. The cable temple style of arm which hooked around the back of the wearer's ears was most popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries but nose pads, like the ones seen here, weren't invented until 1920. The second pair features rimless, bifocal lenses.

Collection

Magnuson Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Eyeglasses

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Eyeglass

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Vision

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-B-5

Category

Permanent

Date

December 1, 2024

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Belonged to donor's grandfather Edmund K. Viner

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

December 1, 2024

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

December 1, 2024