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0 Spectacles and case of Buddist monk Takuan Soho, at the TokaijiTemple, Tokyo. From Nagaoka’s The History of Eyeglasses in Japan, Tohoshobo, Tokyo 1967
1 Nelly Conway Madison, painting by Charles Peale Polk, 1799, Portrait photo courtesy of Belle Grove Plantation
DETAIL double hinges are easily seen
2 John McAllister, Sr., portrait oil painting by James Peale, 1812, #275-2005-7, Philadelphia Museum of Art
2A John McAllister's coin silver spectacles and red Moroccan leather eyeglass case, #275-2005-12a, POSSIBLY, Philadelphia Museum of Art
similar to the ones in the painting but the initials are “ACM” not “MCA”
3 Benjamin Chew, who died in 1810, oil painting by James Reid Lambdin (1807-1899), 1878, Cliveden, a National Trust historic site
3A The eyeglasses of Benjamin Chew, Jr, made by McAllister, Cliveden,a National Trust historic site
4 Spectacles and magnifier ofJoseph Mallord William Turner,Philip Mould Ltd, London
5 Nuremburg single wire magnifier in its original case, mid 18th century, CarpenterMuseum
DETAIL “J. Blanding to light his Segar with W.B.”
6 Brigham Young spectacles, owned by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Pioneer Memorial Museum in Salt Lake City.
6A Brigham Young eyeglass case,owned by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Pioneer Memorial Museum in Salt Lake City
6B Brigham.Young, from Wikipedia
7 John Ericsson eyeglasses, LINK to the NordicMuseum website ------
7A Thomas P. Rossiter (1818-1871) painting of John Ericsson, oil on canvas, U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Gift of an anonymous donor, 1945. OfficialU.S. Navy Photograph
7B Ericsson’s image on Wikipedia
8 Leather eyeglass case of Joseph Smith, owned by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Pioneer Memorial Museum in Salt Lake City.
8A Joseph Smith decorated metal case, perhaps from after 1840, owned by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Pioneer Memorial Museum in Salt Lake City
8B Joseph Smith, from Wikipedia
9 Ekliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton
9A Spectacles and case of Ekliza Wheaton
10 David Swinson “Doc” Maynard (1808-1873), unknown photographer, caption on the image A.W.Dowe, circa 1868, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle
DETAIL octagonal frame, scroll bridge, likely temple sides
11 “Darwin Family Magnifying Glass”, English Heritage # 88207264, from the Down House, Home of Charles Darwin
12 Horn rimmed magnifier in a wooden case, 4.5 inch diameter.
13 Mary Lincoln’s opera glass case, photo credit Chris Hunt, Ford's Theater, National Historic Site
13A Lincolnassassination depiction
14 Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal’s ophthalmoscope, Institute of the Museum of History, Vienna
15 Gottfried Keller portrait, Ramstein book
15A Gottfried Keller spectacles and chatelaine case, Ramstein book
16 Herman Melville’s glasses and case. The specs are round frame with turnpin sides, very early 19th century and the case is frogmouth leather, circa post 1850
16A Herman Melville, Berkshire County Historical Society at Arrowhead, more likely
17 Spectacles of Louisa May Alcott, resting atop Miss Alcott's portable writing desk, circa 1875, photo credit L. M. Alcott Memorial Association/Orchard House, Concord, MA
18 Chinese Gordon as Governor of Sudan, from Wikipedia
18A Silver oval frame eyeglasses of Gordon of Khartoom with turn-pin sides
18B “Colonel Gordon, RA, Woolwich”
19 Thomas Edison’s glasses, Courtesy of U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Edison National Historic Site.
20 General Wille portrait, from the Ramstein book
20A Bar spring pince-nez of General Wille, the Ramstein Optical Collection of Basel
21 Axel Munthe in 1930, Villa San Michele, Anacapri, Italy
21A Axel Munthe eyeglasses, Villa San Michele, Anacapri, Italy
21B Axel Munthe eyeglass case, Villa San Michele
22 First Lady Florence Harding’s glasses, pince nez, Japanese style, circa 1910-20, Courtesy of the Ohio Historical Society, Harding Home
23 Photograph of Albert I of Belgium,
23A Albert von Belgien rimless eyeglasses, Ramstein Collection
24 Adolf Hitler eyeglasses, Sterling Militaria Lancashire, UK
24A These were worn while Hitler was signing the Munich Agreement
24B English text of Hitler Glasses from the Catalogue, owned by Sterling Militaria
25 Norman Rockwell’s glasses, Photo courtesy of the NormanRockwellMuseum at Stockbridge.
26 Eyeglasses improvised by moulding a toothbrush around the frame, belonged to a POW in a Japanese WWII camp, donor the KentCountyOphthalmicHospital, via Mr. Michael Davis, FRCS, now at the ArmyMedicalServicesMuseum
DETAIL “Improvised eyeglasses” because a toothbrush was moulded around the glass frame
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