University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Vision
Visual Aids
Classification
Optometry
Eyeglasses
Vision
Vision Tests
Visual Aids
Accession Number
1987.1.1 a-ac
Description
A fabric-covered wooden tray lined with green felt, fitted to accomodate 28 plastic or possibly Bakelite frames, with a tab at each side to facilitate removal from the set of which it was part (which is absent); frames have glass lenses and are all numbered with either a metal tag or a metal-rimmed…
A fabric-covered wooden tray lined with green felt, fitted to accomodate 28 plastic or possibly Bakelite frames, with a tab at each side to facilitate removal from the set of which it was part (which is absent); frames have glass lenses and are all numbered with either a metal tag or a metal-rimmed card label; two loose labels.
Number Of Parts
29
Part Names
tray - Size: Length 25.7 cm x Width 22.0 cm x Depth 5.6 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. T. Porter; used by his father, Stuart Porter, a jeweller in Dundalk, Ontario, ca. 1925-1939.
Dates
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Material
glass: clear
wood: brown
fabric: black; green
plastic (?): black
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E4-11
Condition Remarks
The box or case the tray fits into is missing; frame "U" has no lens; #2: the tray is damaged
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
In small communities where there was no optometrist, it was not unusual for jewellers to fit eyeglasses.