NEWSLETTER INDEX
SEPTEMBER l982 – APRIL 2011 (Incorporating Supplements 1 - 3)
Compiled by Valerie Mellor
OPHTHALMIC ANTIQUES INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS’ CLUB
INDEX OF NEWSLETTERS NUMBERS 1-115 September 1982 – April 2011
Page 1 Archeological/Historical finds Artificial Eyes
Page 2 Ascot Goes To …. BOA Museum British College of Optometrists
Page 3 Buying and Selling Optical Antiques; Gifting to Museums
Page 7 Camera Obscura, Peepshows, Perspective Boxes Catalogues and Collecting
Page 8 Chatelaines Collectors Condolences Contact Lenses
Page 9 Development of Spectacles eBay Eyebaths
Page 10 For Sale/Exchange
Page 13 Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Frames From my Collection Goggles Honours
Page 14 Information Technology Instruments and Instrument Makers
Page 15 Insurance Jealousy Glass Leather and Other Materials
Page 17 Lenses Lorgnettes
Page 18 Lover’s Eye
Magnifiers Medals, Coins Media/Websites
Page 21 Microscopes Monocles Museums, Exhibitions, Collections
Page 26 Nose-Spectacles
Page 27 OAICC Annual General Meetings OAICC Book Collection
Page 28 OAICC Bulletin/Newsletter OAICC General Membership
Page 29 OAICC Newsletter OAICC Visits
Page 31 Obituaries
Page 32 Ocular Heritage Society
Page 33 One of the Oldest Optical Guilds in the World Opera Glasses, Binoculars
Page 34 Ophthalmics/Ophthalmology Optical Art
Page 35 Optical Ceramics Optical Fans Optical Patron Saints Optical Photography Optics Oriental Spectacles/Cases
Page 36 Other Organisations Patents Personal
Page 37 Pince-Nez/Eyeglasses Postage Stamps Proverbs Publicity, Trade Cards, etc.
Page 38 Quizzers
Page 39 Repairers Restoration Work Scissors Spectacles Sight/Vision
Page 40 Silver Spectacle-Makers and their Marks Songs, Song-sheets Spectacle Bridges Spectacle Cases
Page 41 Spectacle Joints Spectacle-Makers, Optical Firms, Opticians
Page 43 Spectacle Sides Spectacles, Vision Aids in General
Page 46 Spina Frontalis Monocle Spy Glasses/Monoculars Stanhopes Stephen James Visits ….. Stereoscopic Viewers
Page 47 Telescopes Theft and Lost Items Tokens Votives
Page 48 Wanted: Information
Page 49 Wanted: Items
Page 50 Worldwide
Page 51 Miscellaneous
Page 52 Books/Magazines/Articles Mentioned or Reviewed
Page 58 Quotations
Page 59 Illustrations
OPHTHALMIC A TIQUES I TER ATIO AL COLLECTORS’ CLUB REVISED EWSLETTER I DEX Covering issues 1 115, September 1982 – April 2011
Compiled by Valerie Mellor SUBJECT AUTHOR ISSUE DATE Archeological/Historical finds: Parts of rivet spectacle, Marlburg D Wennerhold 5 Oct.1983 The Trig Lane Spectacles M Rhodes 10 Jan.1985 The Oldest Spectacle Frames & Other Utensils Translated by 46 Jan.1994 for Daily Life (from ‘Der Fund vom H Obstfeld Nonnenchor’ H Appuhn Important London Find -The Swan Stairs R J S MacGregor 55 Apr.1996 Spectacles: 1. The Swan Stairs Spectacles and their implications 2. The Trig Lane Spectacles Re-examined xNew Light on Old Spectacles ditto 56 Jul. 1996 The Freiburg Find ditto 57 Oct.1996 Belgian Bone Spectacles J-M Devriendt 60 Jul. 1997 Fascinating Fragment P Aangenendt 71 Apr.2000 The Haarlem Finds ditto 74 Jan.2001 Remarkable rivet spectacles found ditto 78 Jan.2002 Netherlands Find ditto 79 Apr.2002 Rivet spectacles in the Netherlands ditto 79 List of known finds of rivet spectacles T Finkelstein 83 Apr. 2003 Bow spectacles, Italy M & N Pallone 90 Jan. 2005 Croatia R J S MacGregor 91 Apr. 2005 Germany, 1996: Leather spectacles found, c. W Weismuller 92 Jul. 2005 1600 Syon Rivet Spectacle Fragments on Display N Handley 92 Italian Rivet Spectacles M Pallone 93 Oct. 2005 Italian Rivet Spectacles (See Oct. 2005 R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 Newsletter) The Gnalic Shipwreck T Finkelstein & S Metter 94 Italy’s Rarest Spectacles at the V & A Museum, ditto 98 Jan. 2007 London Camera Obscura at the V & A Museum V Mellor 98 Stamps of eye doctors C J Florus, M U P & C Aangenendt 106 Jan. 2009 Heracles Twisted 18 th century Nuremberg spectacles, W Banninga 109 Oct. 2009 Dordrecht Utrecht.Parchment with impression of P & C Aangenendt 109 spectacles or case Digging in Amsterdam W Banninga 110 Jan. 2010 Excavated spectacles from the Netherlands G B Cohen 111 Apr. 2010
Artificial Eyes: Artificial eye artefacts M Hughes 71 Apr. 2000 The Galeski Prosthesis ditto 72 Jul. 2000 The Glasgow Eye Infirmary Museum D Holding 93 Oct. 2005 (mentioned) Glass Eyes R J S MacGregor 98 Jan. 2007
P a g e | 1 ‘Artificial Eyes and the Artificialisation of the N Handley 98 Human Face’ Prosthetic Eye Restoration in the American M O Hughes 109 Oct. 2009 Civil War Years Illustration: advertisements, artificial eyes 109
Ascot goes to.... ‘Ascot’ Boston (Lincs.) ditto 11 Apr. 1985 31 Apr. 1990 Lancaster (City Museum) ditto 15 Apr. 1986 The Hugh Orr Collection ditto 18 Jan. 1987 Oxford ditto 20 Jul. 1987 The D.C.D. Collection ditto 21 Oct. 1987 The Science Museum ditto 23 Apr. 1988 The Portobello Road ditto 24 Jul. 1988 The Pilkington Glass Museum ditto 25 Oct. 1988 The Zeiss Jena Exhibition,Edinburgh: ditto 26 Jan. 1989 ‘A Spectacle of Spectacles’ The Top End of the Market ditto 29 Oct. 1989 The Wellcome Museum of the History of ditto 33 Oct. 1990 Science in London The Whipple Museum of Science in ditto 38 Jan. 1992 Cambridge
B O A Museum: BOA Museum N Handley 88 Jul. 2004 On Tour R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 Publicity, BOA Museum + Optometry 96 Jul. 2006 Profession Model eye of ivory on a base of wood BOA Museum 101 Oct. 2007 BOA Museum N Handley 101 BOA Museum ditto 105 Oct. 2008 Open House ditto 108 Jul. 2009 Additions to collection. Open Day 20 Sept. ditto 109 Oct. 2009 2009 Open House Day September 2009 ditto 110 Jan. 2010 MusEYEum News: 19 September 2010: Open ditto 114 Jan. 2011 House, another triumph
British College of Optometrists: Party for 86 th birthday of Hugh Orr R J S MacGregor 35 Apr. 1991 H.Orr elected to Life-Fellowship ditto 38 Jan. 1992 New portrait acquisition unveiled ditto 38 Tom Collingridge, Gen. Sec. to retire ditto 38 Peter Leigh appointed new Secretary ditto 39 Apr. 1992 Change of Location ditto 63 Apr. 1998 Dr Benjamin Franklin at 36 Craven Street ditto 64 Jul. 1998 London (new painting purchased) ditto 70 Jan. 2000 F Barraclough elected to Life- Fellowship ditto 79 Apr. 2002 F Norville elected to Honorary Fellowship ditto 79 College Buys First Print ditto 80 Jul. 2002 OAICC Library at College of Optometrists ditto 80 ‘London Open House’ at the College, R J S MacGregor 86 Jan. 2004 21.09.2003
P a g e | 2 Virtual Museum N Handley 91 Apr. 2005 College features in local TV show ditto 97 Oct. 2006
Buying and Selling Optical Antiques; Gifting to Museums: Results at Bonhams (01.05.81; 03.06.82); D C Davidson 1 Sept.1982 Phillips (28.07.82) Wishful Thinking ditto 2 Dec.1982 Donating items to Museums ditto 2 Results at Sotheby’s 19.10.1982 ditto 2 Craven collection items for sale ditto 2 ditto + Buying at auction ditto 3 Mar.1983 Bonham’s sale, August 1983 ditto 3 Results, Bonham’s sale 08.04.1983 ditto 4 Jul.1983 Results, Phillips’ sale 20.07.1983 ditto 5 Oct.1983 Bonham’s sale, 14.10.1983 ditto 5 Results, Bonham’s sale, 14.10.1983 ditto 6 Jan.1984 Bought & Sold, February 1984 ditto 8 Jul.1984 Bonham’s ‘Bygones’ auction19.10.84 ditto 9 Oct.1984 Collectors’ London ditto 11 Apr.1985 Results, Phillips’ sale 26.07.1984 ditto 11 Estimates, Sotheby’s sale, 20.02.85 ditto 11 Estimates, Phillips, Son & Neale, 26.07.1985 ditto 11 Auction of spectacles, OAICC AGM 1985 F.E.O. 12 Jul.1985 Auction dates Oct-Dec 1985 D.C.Davidson 13 Oct.1985 Christie’s Seminars ditto 14 Jan.1986 Auction items for sale and sold ditto 14 Dates of sales, Phillips & Sotheby ditto 15 Apr.1986 Auction results ditto 15 Results, Phillips’ sale 10.09.1986 ditto 17 Oct.1986 Phillips sale 10.09.1986 ditto 18 Jan.1987 Dates of Phillips’ sales 1987 ditto 18 Letter - Buying Antique Spectacles in London C.E.Letocha 19 Apr.1987 Dates of auctions: Sotheby; Christie’s D C Davidson 19 Auction results ditto 21 Oct.1987 Items for sale and sold at auction ditto 23 Apr.1988 Antiques Fair, Brighton 7-10/7/88 ditto 24 Jul.1988 Dates of Heritage Antiques Fairs,’88 ditto 24 Chelsea Antiques Fair 18-24/9/88 ditto 24 Sale of artefacts from S S Medina ditto 24 Buying at Local Auctions ditto 25 Oct.1988 Sale of Elton John Spectacles D C Davidson 25 P Marly 26 Jan.1989 Sale estimates, Phillips 16.11.88 D C Davidson 26 Dates of antiques fairs, London ditto 28 DIARY OF EVENTS, ANTIQUES FAIRS F Barraclough From 28 Jul.1989 John Lennon spectacles Auction catalogue 28 Record Price for Leather Spectacles, Sotheby’s R J S MacGregor 34 Jan.1991 sale 5.10.90 Napoleon’s spectacles for sale, USA Nieman-Marcus 34 Leather Record Beaten, Christie’s sale 4.7.91 R J S MacGregor 37 Oct.1991 More Records at Christie’s ditto 38 Jan.1992 Newton’s ‘Optiks’, Paris ditto 38
P a g e | 3 3 pairs early eyeglasses for sale, Christie’s 1992 P Grant 38 R J S MacGregor 39 Apr.1992 Results, Christie’s, Phillips, Sotheby’s ditto 39 Olympia Fine Art & Antiques Fair ditto 40 Jul. 1992 3 more pairs Nuremberg spectacles, Christies, P Grant 40 2.7.92 Sky-high Prices at Christie’s R J S MacGregor 41 Oct.1992 Letter to J McAllister Sen. ditto 41 £12,000 book, Christie’s 12.11.92 ditto 42 Jan.1993 Sotheby’s sale 2.10.92 ditto 42 Sotheby’s sale 25.2.1993 ditto 43 Apr.1993 Christie’s sale 4.3.1993 ditto 43 Christie’s sale 26.4.1993 –anamorphosis, ditto 44 Jul.1993 Bonnie Prince Charlie Items found in London markets ditto 44 Christie’s sale 19.8.1993 ditto 44 45 Oct.1993 Sales:Sotheby’s(7.10.93);Christie’s (18.11.93) ditto 45 Bordé collection sold, Christie’s 3.3.1994 ditto 47 Apr.1994 Christie’s sale 18.8.1994 ditto 49 Oct.1994 Christie’s sale 17.11.94 ditto 50 Jan.1995 London auctions ditto 51 Apr.1995 Rare Eyebaths Sold V Mellor 52 Jul.1995 Nicole Kramer has moved N Kramer 52 Leeds Gift (book collection) R J S MacGregor 53 Oct.1995 Christie’s sales ditto+ G Whitby 53 Scientific & Medical Instrument Fair R J S MacGregor 53 Nurnberg Meisterwerke sold in USA C E Letocha 54 Jan.1996 Sale results (Christie’s, Sotheby’s) R J S MacGregor 54 Christie’s sale 1.2.96;Sotheby’s sale 8.3.96 ditto 55 Apr.1996 Eadon, Lockwood & Riddle, Sheffield ditto 57 Oct.1996 Sotheby’s Scientific Instruments sale 3.10.96 ditto 57 The London Scientific Instrument Fair ditto 57 Christie’s Medical Instruments sale 12.9.96 ditto 57 58 Jan.1997 Auction Action (Club auction 1997) ditto 60 Jul.1997 Sale Result (Sotheby’s sale 7.3.1997) ditto 60 New Antiques Centre, London ditto 61 Oct.1997 Phillips’ sale 23.9.1997 ditto 62 Jan.1998 Sales at Christie’s (29.1.98) and Sotheby’s ditto 63 Apr.1998 (26.2.98) My Nightmare A Frank 63 Mr Specs S Murray 64 Jul.1998 ‘A Lot of’ Pounds R J S MacGregor 64 Sale reports: Sotheby’s (26.2.98); Phillips’ ditto 64 (10.3.98); Christie’s (28.5.98) Christie’s sale, 13.8.98 ditto 65 Oct.1998 A Collector’s Dilemma A Frank 65 The Largest UK Antiques Fair R J S MacGregor 65 Sale reports: Sotheby’s (28.10.98); Christie’s ditto 66 Jan.1999 (17.12.98) The London Scientific Instrument Fair ditto 66 The Sale of the Century – the Glerum Sale ditto 68 Jul.1999 29-30 March 1999, Amsterdam
P a g e | 4 Glerum Sale, 14-16.12.99, Amsterdam ditto 70 Jan.2000 Glerum Sale, 15.12.99, Amsterdam W Banninga et al 71 Apr. 2000 Sale Reports: Sotheby’s (12.02.1999), R J S MacGregor 68 Jul. 1999 Bonham’s (27.4.99) Sale Report: Bonham’s 6.7.99 ditto 69 Oct.1999 Sale Reports: Christie’s 17.9.99 (Capt. R ditto 70 Jan. 2000 Scott’s snow goggles); Sotheby’s 9.11.99 & 2.12.99 Davidson auction, July 2000 ditto 71 Apr.2000 73 Oct.2000 Club Auction 14 May 2000 ditto 71 Apr. 2000 Disposal of collections, Dr Rosenthal, P Marly ditto 72 Jul. 2000 Sales ditto 72 Scientific Instruments Fair, Apr.2000, prices V Mellor 72 Christie’s Sale 10.10.2000 R J S MacGregor 74 Jan. 2001 Auctions and Antiques On Line F Barraclough 74 Olympia Fine Art & Antiques Fair V & M Mellor 76 Jul.2001 Not Quite the ‘Jackpot’ R J S MacGregor 76 ‘Auctions’ ditto 76 Phillips+Bonhams & Brooks-Bonhams Financial Times 77 Oct.2001 Leather Spectacles, eBay July 2001 R J S MacGregor 77 Gorringe’s sale,opera glasses 7.6.01 ditto 77 BBR Auction, eyebaths 8.7.01 ditto 77 Christie’s 19.7.01 Opera glasses K Adamson 77 Hugh Orr’s leather spectacles R J S MacGregor 77 Caveat emptor (leather spectacles) ditto 78 Jan. 2002 More leather (eBay sale) ditto 78 Unbelievable (eBay sale – shop sign) ditto 78 Scientific Instruments Fair, Oct. 2001 ditto 78 Christie’s sale 13.12.2001 ditto 78 79 Apr.2002 Bonham’s sale 17.12.2001 ditto 79 Bonhams/Phillips sale 18.12.2001 ditto 79 College buys first print ditto 80 Jul.2002 Scientific Instruments Fair April 2002 V Mellor 80 Schett collection sold R J S MacGregor 80 Marshall Microscope, Sotheby’s ditto 80 Auctions,Christie’s, Bonhams, eBay ditto 81 Oct.2002 Scientific Instruments Fair, Oct. 2002 V Mellor 82 Jan.2003 Nosch Collection sold R J S MacGregor 82 Auctions: eBay, Sotheby’s,Bonhams ditto 83 Apr.2003 Scientific Instruments Fair April 2003 ditto 83 Sale of ivory model eye, USA V Mellor 83 OAICC Club auction May 2003 A T Leach 83 R J S MacGregor 84 Jul. 2003 Sale of Hugh Orr Collection, May 03 R J S MacGregor 83 Apr. 2003 84 Jul. 2003 Optical bargains hunted down on live TV N Handley 84 Rare opera glasses purchased R J S MacGregor 84 ‘Watt’ a lot ditto 84 Sales: Sotheby’s; Roseberry’s; eBay ditto 85 Oct.2003 USA: sale of opera glasses carried by Abraham ditto 85 Lincoln
P a g e | 5 Auctions: Christie’s 5.11.2003; Roseberry’s R J S MacGregor 86 Jan.2004 Sept.2003;eBay Sept.2003; OAICC auction 9.5.2004 Auctions: Lempertz, Cologne 15.11.03; C Metter/G Turner/ 87 Apr. 2004 Sotheby’s 16.12.03; Scientific Instrument Fair R J S MacGregor 25.04.04 Mammoth auction R J S MacGregor 88 Jul. 2004 Scientific Instrument Fair, 24.10.2004 ditto 89 Oct. 2004 Contracting Markets ditto 90 Jan. 2005 Auctions: Christie’s 24.10.04; Sotheby’s ditto 90 14.12.04 and forthcoming Big Sale at Christie’s ditto 91 Apr. 2005 The William J Camp Jr. Spectacle Collection Christie’s Auctioneers 91 Auction Sales April-September 2005 F Barraclough 91 High prices at Christie’s 07.04 2005 R J S MacGregor 92 Jul. 2005 Christie’s Sales (29.6.2005; 19.10.2005) ditto 93 Oct. 2005 Scientific Instrument Fair, 23.10.2005 ditto 93 ‘Expensive Shop Sign’Auction at Christie’s R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 19.10.05 Objects of Vertu: items for sale, S J Phillips, ditto 94 London Nuremberg single-wire spectacles sold on eBay ditto 94 John Lennon Spectacles sold by Cooper Owen, ditto 94 London Caveat Emptor ditto 95 Apr. 2006 Shop Sign (see Jan. 2006, 94/1) ditto 95 Another Shop Sign Sold at Christie’s ditto 97 Oct. 2006 12.07.2006 Royal Netsuke: Sale at Christie’s 12.07.2006 V Mellor 97 Camden Passage Antiques Market R J S MacGregor 98 Jan. 2007 Auction Report: Christie’s Sale 25.11.2006 ditto 98 £36,000 Sunglasses ditto 98 £18,000 Helmholtz ditto 99 Apr. 2007 Copy of 1851 Monograph by Helmholtz ditto 99 Sales: eBay 27.01.07; Halls 06.12.06; Skinner V Mellor 99 (USA) 18.02.07; Bonham’s 09.01.07; Lawrence’s 31.01.07 Christie’s Sale 06.03.07: reading glass R J S MacGregor 99 Cordier Antiques & Fine Art 12.11.2006: silver C E Letocha 99 spectacles OAICC auction 13.05.2007 ditto 100 Jul. 2007 Christie’s 17 May 2007 ditto 100 Scientific & Medical Instrument Fair ditto 100 28.10.2007 Christie’s Auctions R J S MacGregor 101 Oct. 2007 John Lennon’s Spectacles ditto 101 Olympia Report V Mellor 101 Auctions R J S MacGregor 101 Scientific Instrument Fair ditto 101 Hamblin Collection items, for sale at AGM R J S MacGregor 103 Apr. 2008 11.05.08 Christie’s Sale 23 April 2008 ditto 103 Barber’s Fine Arts Auction,3 December 07: 50 G Turner 103 items
P a g e | 6 Christie’s Sale 23 April 2008 R J S MacGregor 104 Jul. 2008 Collection of G Mayer gifted to museum in U Timm 104 Feuchtwangen Tax and eBay R J S MacGregor 104 Somewhat Expensive P Aangenendt 104 Bonham’s Sale 2 July 2008 V Mellor 105 Oct. 2008 UK TV Auction 3.6.2008: Marine Telescope R J S MacGregor 105 Sotheby’s Sale 16 Nov. 2008: watch-lorgnette ditto 106 Jan. 2009 USA Collection for sale RJS MacGregor/DFleishman 106 Skinner, Inc. Mass. Sale 16 Sept.08: Lover’s V Mellor 106 Eye Jewels Sotheby’s Sale 9 Jul. 08: copy of ‘The Misers’ ditto 106 Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia, Nov. 2008 ditto 106 Abraham Lincoln’s Spectacles sold R J S MacGregor 107 Apr. 2009 Gandhi’s Spectacles ditto 107 Small Collection sold R J S MacGregor 107 What’s in a name? ditto 107 Auction (Tennant’s, 27 June 2009) R J S MacGregor 108 Jul. 2009 Spectacle Prices, 1820, J T Hudson, London R J S MacGregor 109 Oct. 2009 Items from G Bateman auction 30 June 2010 T Bowden 113 Oct. 2010
Camera Obscura, Peepshows, Perspective Boxes: Peepshows and Perspective Boxes (+ peep C Fryer 58 Jan.1997 eggs) The Optical Wonder of the Age ditto 62 Jan.1998 Painting with Light: The Story of the ditto 78 Jan.2002 Camera Obscura. Part 1 Part 2 ditto 79 Apr.2002
Catalogues and Collecting: Collecting in the US-Lenses & Cases E Muth 8 Jul. 1984 A Spectacle Catalogue D.C.Davidson 11 Apr. 1985 Keeping a Catalogue D Eaborn 11 Cataloguing E Murh 11 How to copy an engraving D C Davidson 13 Oct.1985 Displaying Antique Spectacles H Orr 13 Does your Collection Tell a Story? Part 1 R Thorpe 26 Jan.1986 Part 2 - Choosing a Story ditto 27 Apr.1986 Forming a Speciality collection - long-handled D C Davidson 30 Jan. 1990 shell lorgnettes Landmark Catalogue: R & J Beck, London R J S MacGregor 52 Jul.1995 E C Raphael Project 1999 ‘Eyglasses’ A Frank 67 Apr.1999 R J S MacGregor 68 Jul.1999 U Timm 71 Apr.2000 Catalogue of Instruments of Optics, N Handley/V Mellor 69 Oct.1999 Mathematics and Physics (Sykes) On Surprises and Signatures U Timm 74 Jan.2001 Collecting, Catalogues & Computers F Barraclough 80 Jul.2002 S. L. Catalogue, 1901 - illustration 86 Jan. 2004 Catalogue 1872 – Coin silver spectacles with Spencer Optical Manufacturing 106 Jan. 2009 band slides, JD slides and turnpin sides Company Catalogue illustration – temple sides with American Optical Company 106 sliding mechanism
P a g e | 7 Copies of early optical catalogues available on JDixon Salt/W Banninga 110 Jan. 2010 disc Complimentary catalogue discs T Bowden 114 Jan. 2011 115 Apr. 2011
Chatelaines : Chatelaine Spectacle Cases D C Davidson 30 Jan.1990 Chatelaines J W Rosenthal 65 Oct.1998 Chatelaine Cases R J S MacGregor 86 Jan. 2004
Collectors : Brian Barker B Barker 22 Jan.1988 Pierre Marly, King of Spectacles Transl. V. Mellor 39 Apr.1992 Pierre Marly Collection and Essilor P Marly 73 Oct. 2000 A Frank A Frank 35 Apr. 1991 50 Jan. 1995 A Sheldrake A Sheldrake 49 Oct. 1994 Matthew William Dunscombe, the First Great D C Davidson 51 Apr. 1995 Collector of Antique Spectacles F.A.Neubert, a Pioneer Collector R J S MacGregor 59 Apr. 1997 Moritz von Rohr - a Pioneer Collector U Timm 61 Oct. 1997 Albrecht von Pflugk – a Pioneer Collector U Timm 63 Apr. 1998 The Ramstein Collection R J S MacGregor 63 Richard Greef – A Pioneer Collector U Timm 65 Oct. 1998 Otto Hallauer – Pioneer Collector R J S MacGregor 70 Jan. 2000
The William L Camp Jr. Spectacle Collection Christie’s 91 Apr. 2005 High Prices at Christie’s ditto 92 Jul. 2005 France: Pierre Marly – antique vision aids P Marly 96 Jul. 2006 Young Collectors R J S MacGregor 105 Oct. 2008 Letter from America on collecting T Chahine 106 Jan. 2009 Part of collection of the late Fritz Rathschuler F Rathschuler (Illustr.) 107 Apr. 2009 Reminiscences of a Collector from Down M Aitken 108 Jul. 2009 Under On Collecting Ophthalmic Antiques F Barraclough 109 Oct. 2009 110 Jan. 2010 Mme. A Heymann collection D Fleishman 111 Apr. 2010 ditto 112 Jul. 2010 Photos: M. and Mme Heymann 113 Oct. 2010 New Heymann Discoveries ditto 113 Mme Alfred Heymann commemorative disc T Bowden 115 Apr. 2011 Blackham family collection – OAICC auction T Blackham 111 R Meyer 113 Oct. 2010 Painting of Optiek Aangenendt 114 Jan. 2011 Paul Aangenendt; Optician and Collector R J S MacGregor 115 Apr. 2011
Condolences: Marguerite Petticrew R J S MacGregor 97 Oct. 2006 Nina Ilardi ditto 97
Contact Lenses: Contact Lenses The Story (Book by T Bowden) F Barraclough 108
P a g e | 8 Dallos & Nissel T Bowden 111 Apr. 2010 ditto 112 Jul. 2010 Obituary: Norman Bier ditto 111 Various contact lenses/cases for sale (Illustr.) W Weismüller 114 Jan. 2011
(The) Development of Spectacles: 1 - Oriental Spectacles D C Davidson 5 Oct. 1983 2 - 14c to 17c ditto 6 Jan. 1984 3 - 18c ditto 7 Apr. 1984 4 – 18c (contd.) ditto 10 Jan. 1985 5 – 18c (contd.) D C Davidson 15 Apr. 1986 6 - First half of 19c dtto 16 Jul. 1986 7 - 1850 - 1900 ditto 17 Oct. 1986 eBay: The Best of eBay A McBrayer 93 Oct. 2005 eBay confusion 01.03.2007 R J S MacGregor 99 Apr. 2007 eBay sales Various 100 Jul. 2007 eBay Sales V Mellor/A Leach/ F Barraclough 102 Jan. 2008 & Others ‘Peep-Egg’ 19th c. spectacles, Nuremberg nose A Leach 103 Apr. 2008 spectacles, miniature spectacles eBay News ditto 104 Jul. 2008 eBay News ditto 105 Oct. 2008 Alan Leach’s eBay Window ditto 106 Jan. 2009 Exceptional eBay Sales R J S MacGregor 107 Apr. 2009 Alan Leach’s eBay Window A Leach 107 Alan Leach’s eBay Window ditto 108 Jul. 2009 Alan Leach’s eBay Window ditto 109 Oct. 2009 Alan Leach’s eBay Window ditto 110 Jan. 2010 Alan Leach’s eBay Window ditto 111 Apr. 2010 Lorgnette, Voigtlander and monocular - eBay M Josefson 111 Alan leach’s eBay Window A Leach 112 Jul. 2010 Alan Leach’s eBay Window ditto 113 Oct. 2010 Ophthalmic surgical instrument set Arte Class Antiques 113 Alan Leach’s eBay Window A Leach 114 Jan. 2011 Alan Leach’s eBay Window ditto 115 Apr. 2011
Eyebaths: Eyebaths A. Harden 9 Oct. 1984 Eyebaths - ‘Antique Collecting’ J Hansell 22 Jan. 1988 Trademarks,Mould Marks - Eyebaths G Sturrock 39 Apr. 1992 Repro. Floral Eyebaths - advertisement 39 Apr. 1992 40 Jul. 1992 Booklet on ‘Eyebaths’ proposed W Banninga 42 Jan. 1993 Sale of 150 pressed eyebaths R Albright 44 Jul. 1993 Rare Eyebaths sold V Mellor 52 Jul. 1995 Eyecup News E Satchell 52 Collection of Willem Banninga R J S MacGregor 66 Jan. 1999 Caughley eyebath V Mellor 68 Jul. 1999 Eyewash Cups W Banninga 70 Jan. 2000 First postage stamp featuring eyebath R J S MacGregor 71 Apr 2000 Article on J Jeffery’s collection of EB ditto 71 Apr 2000 Expensive Eyebath V Mellor 76 Jul. 2001
P a g e | 9 Eyebath sale, BBR Auction 8.7.01 R J S MacGregor 77 Oct. 2001 J W Rosenthal collection –sale of items J W Rosenthal 78 Jan. 2002 Capers in a Chinese Alley – or How Eyebaths H Aspey 88 Jul. 2004 Improved My Vision Advert for Eyebaths, Surgical Manuf. Co. Ltd. 88 Eyebath in the Medical History Museum, Rome M Pallone 90 Jan. 2005 Optrex Eyebaths W Banninga 93 Oct. 2005 Sale, Halls, Shrewsbury, 06.12.06 – Derby. V Mellor 99 Apr. 2007 pedestal Sale, eBay 27.01.07- white ceramic ditto 99 Eyebath fiasco RJS MacGregor/W Banninga 102 Jan. 2008 Eyebath fiasco G Lillington 103 Apr. 2008 Caughley Eyebath on TV R J S MacGregor 106 Jan. 2009
For Sale/Exchange: ‘Starter Packs’ D C Davidson 1 Sept.1982 ditto ditto 3 Mar. 1983 Bargain Lots for Sale R J S MacGregor 37 Oct. 1991 ditto ditto 38 Jan. 1992 Bargain Packs ditto 61 Oct. 1997 Various items J Phillips/E Muth/ R MacGregor 4 Jul. 1983 Results of above sale (J Phillips) 5 Oct. 1983 Various items, Sweden R Von Sandor 5 Exhange items R J S MacGregor 5 Exchange items, books D Wennerhold 5 Folding ‘Waistcoat’ spectacle Mrs Kerswill 8 Jul. 1984 Various items, UK and USA 9 Oct. 1984 Various tools, machines G Goble 10 Jan. 1985 Railway spectacles; ophthalmoscope C Marks 12 Jul. 1985 Assorted books 13 Oct. 1985 Optical books M Phelps 14 Jan. 1986 Tesseract catalogue 18 Jan. 1987 c.1937 chair and column M Hancock 18 8 trays of optical items E Muth 18 Chinese Eyesight and Spectacles O D Rasmussen 20 Jul. 1987 43 Apr. 1993 67 Apr. 1999 Case stamped ‘Rasmussen’ D C Davidson 23 Apr. 1988 Quicktest sets for testing metal 24 Jul. 1988 3 Lots by postal auction E Taylor 25 Oct. 1988 4 Lots by postal auction Miss I Pickett 25 Trial case D C Davidson 25 26 Jan. 1989 Telescope M W White 26 Items from F Rathschuler collection for sale F Rathschuler 26 …and exchange 27 Apr. 1989 Various books W Peplow 27 MARKET PLACE From 28 Jul. 1989 C 1900 spectacles, cases Vision Aid Overseas 34 Jan. 1991 Trade catalogues, books (repro.and original) J C Teunissen 34 ‘Brass and Glass’ Clarke, Morrison-Low and 36 Jul. 1991 Simpson ‘Microscopes from the Frank Collection’ R H Nuttall 36
P a g e | 10 ‘A Spectacle of Spectacles’ 43 Apr. 1993 67 Apr. 1999 Club Ties, Ladies’ brooches Crest Ties Ltd 36 Jul. 1991 Replicas of ancient spectacles P Butler 36 37 Oct. 1991 39 Apr. 1992 40 Jul. 1992 Reproduction leather spectacles 47 Apr. 1994 50 Jan. 1995 ‘Lunettes et Lorgnettes de Jadis’ J C Teunissen 40 Jul. 1992 Chinese spectacles D Simmonds 41 Oct 1992 125 books Lancaster & Thorpe 42 Jan. 1993 BOA Library Catalogue Vol 3 1957 M Mitchell 42 History of the BOA 1895-1978 ditto 42 16c.leather spectacle for exchange F Rathschuler 42 Ophthalmoscopes, cylinders R J Powell 43 Apr. 1993 Loan Collection Catalogue 1973 A Frank 43 Science Museum Camera Collection ditto 43 150 USA pressed eyebaths R Albright 44 Jul.1993 5 Luxottica calendars, 1993 J M Devriendt 45 Oct. 1993 4 shell frames for sale R J S MacGregor 45 ‘The Human Eye’, 1896, J Browning S Collier 46 Jan. 1994 Various instruments H Rosenberg 46 ‘Optician & Scientific Instrument Maker’ (pre- D C Davidson 46 1914) - 5 lots Lancaster & Thorpe Collection for sale R Thorpe 47 Apr. 1994 Lancaster & Thorpe Collection sold R J S MacGregor 48 Jul. 1994 Model eye in rosewood stand New York, USA 49 Oct. 1994 Folding Lorgnette London 50 Jan. 1995 Wilkes’ Collection for Sale R J S MacGregor 51 Apr. 1995 52 Jul. 1995 For sale: Fincham Coincidence Optometer Mr Evans 53 Oct. 1995 Large Collection for Sale R J S MacGregor 54 Jan. 1996 Collection Sold ditto 56 Jul. 1996 Various instruments H Obstfeld 57 Oct. 1996 Trial case D Wilderspin 57 25 books on Ophthalmology 1935-1972 J Merriman 58 Jan. 1997 Pince-nez, spectacles, broken items J Fitzmaurice 60 Jul. 1997 Various books R J S MacGregor 60 Eyebaths – collection for sale R D Albright 61 Oct. 1997 Rodenstock semi-automatic refractor head Bridge Optics Ltd 61 Items from Perret catalogue, Geneva M & M Perret 62 Jan. 1998 64 Jul. 1998 66 Jan. 1999 68 Jul. 1999 Frames, glazed spectacles, pince-nez R J S MacGregor 62 Jan. 1998 63 Apr. 1998 Eyecups L Cooper 62 Jan. 1998 ‘Katalog einer Bilder-ausstellung zur W Weismuller 62 Geschichte der Brille’ Opera glasses, Binoculars, Ophthalmic A Frank 63 Apr. 1998 Instruments, Spectacles 68 Jul. 1999
Classics of Ophthalmology Gryphon Editions 63
P a g e | 11 18c oval reading glass R J S MacGregor 64 Jul. 1998 Various items A Ellacott 64 Books, spectacle cases, frames R Brown 64 ‘Old English Patents for Spectacles from 1783 A T Leach 66 Jan. 1999 to the end of the 19 th century’ 67 Apr. 1999 76 Jul. 2001 ‘Brillen’ (A Kuisle) R J S MacGregor 66 Jan. 1999 67 Apr. 1999 Bound copies of rare old catalogues, books W Banninga 66 Jan. 1999 67 Apr. 1999 70 Jan. 2000 Various books M Green 66 Jan.1999 Opera Glasses J D H Meijer 68 Jul. 1999 Various books R J S MacGregor 71 Apr. 2000 ‘Durchblicke, Eine Kulturgeschichte mit U Timm 71 Brillen’ ‘Old English Patents for Spectacles from 1900 A T Leach 71 to 1910’ 76 Jul. 2001 Various spectacles R J S MacGregor 72 Jul. 2000 ‘A Collection of Advertisements from 1911- A T Leach 72 1930’ 73 Oct. 2000 76 Jul. 2001 400 items G Cawthorn 73 Oct.2000 75 books M Carbaron 73 Various antique spectacles R J S MacGregor 73 Fincham Coincidence Optometer D G Cousins 75 Apr. 2001 Various spectacles, cases R J S MacGregor 76 Jul. 2001 ‘United States Spectacle & Eye-glass Patents, A T Leach 76 1836-1874 ‘Atlas on the History of Spectacles’, Vol. 1 I Davidson 77 Oct. 2001 ‘Atlas on the History of Spectacles J-P Wayenborgh 79 Apr. 2002 Various spectacles, cases, print R J S MacGregor 77 The Rosenthal Collection J W Rosenthal 78 Jan. 2002 Fashion Spectacles 1950-1960 Vision Aid Overseas 78 18c and 19c spectacles R J S MacGregor 78 Auction of 1493 print A Vanlathem 79 Apr. 2002 1493 print: photocopy - £12.40, original - offers T Martin 81 Oct. 2002 ‘Spectacles & Spyglasses’ P Marly 82 Jan. 2003 Spectacles and cases D Kampfert 82 Assorted books A T Leach 83 Apr. 2003 Assorted items R J S MacGregor 85 Oct. 2003 AAO Replica of Trig Lane Rivet Spectacles R J S MacGregor 88 Jul. 2004 ‘Eye’ Sheet Music The Antiqueye, USA 91 Apr. 2005 Books RJS MacGregor/A Leach 91 Helmholtz Ophthalmoscope R J S MacGregor 96 Jul. 2006 ‘Spectacles, Lorgnettes and Monocles’ Davidson & MacGregor 97 Oct. 2006 Set of ophthalmic surgical instruments; Set of J Ardourel, USA 102 Jan. 2008 cataract knives; Model eye Poulet Vol 1 ‘Spectacles’ 1978 W Weismuller 104 Jul. 2008 USA collection for sale MacGregor/Fleischman 106 Jan. 2009 Large American Roll-top Trial Case M Clark 107 Apr. 2009 Books for Sale by the Club R J S MacGregor 107
P a g e | 12 1930s Sight-testing equipment+optical [email protected] 109 Oct. 2009 memorabilia Opera glasses [email protected] 110 Jan. 2010 Various contact lenses/cases W Weismüller 114 Jan. 2011 Stop Press: small collection for sale N Handley 115 Apr. 2011 Clearance: various items T Bowden 115
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: Meeting 17-18/04/1987 San Francisco A York 19 Apr. 1987
Frames: The Oldest Spectacle Frames & Other Utensils Translated by 46 Jan. 1994 for Daily Life (from ‘Der Fund vom H. Obstfeld Nonnenchor’, by H. Apuhn) The world’s largest spectacle frame E J Schuttenhelm 83 Apr. 2003 College of Optometrists: ‘Some ever-present N Handley 89 Oct. 2004 Themes in Spectacle Frame Design’ Fragments of bone rivet spectacles Luneburg State Dept. of 94 Jan. 2006 Archaeology Patent Specification for Supra 95 Apr. 2006 Babcock Double-Eyed, Rectangular and A McBrayer 99 Apr. 2007 Octagonal-Eyed Spectacles
From My Collection: Pair of Galleried Monocles D C Davidson 21 Oct. 1987 The Fox, too, has Presbyopia E Muth 22 Jan. 1988 Chatelaine spectacle cases D C Davidson 30 Jan. 1990
Goggles: High Price at Christie’s: Eskimo (Inuit) R J S MacGregor 92 Jul. 2005 Goggles
Honours: H. Orr – Life Fellow of British College of R J S MacGregor 38 Jan. 1992 Optometrists Optician of the Year Award, USA E Muth 45 Oct. 1993 Frame of the Year Award, London L Jenkin 46 Jan. 1994 Jersey Museum:Local Museum of the Year R J S MacGregor 46 Award (incl. A Frank’s display) Medaille de Vermeil - Paris P Marly 47 Apr. 1994 H Orr – Honorary Member of OAICC R J S MacGregor 52 Jul. 1995 C R Keeler – Hon. Curator, Royal College of C R Keeler 69 Oct. 1999 Ophthalmologists Knighthood for Nicholas Ridley R J S MacGregor 71 Apr. 2000 F.Barraclough – Life Fellow of British College ditto 79 Apr. 2002 of Optometrists F Norville – Hon. Fellow of College of ditto 79 Optometrists M Hallendorff, CE of Royal College of R Keeler 89 Oct. 2004 Ophthalmologists Wendy Dick: Hon Life Member, Vision Aid R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 Overseas Douglas Thomson MBE ditto 99 Apr. 2007
P a g e | 13 Richard Keeler, Hon.Fellow,College of ditto 99 Optometrists London Museums Award (runner-up: ditto 108 Jul. 2009 F.Barraclough) Dallos, Nissel, Commemorative plaques T Bowden 113 Oct. 2010
Information Technology: Auctions & Antiques On Line F Barraclough 74 Jan. 2001 OAICC website J Frank 77 Oct. 2001 Club website R J S MacGregor 80 Jul. 2002 84 Jul. 2003 Collecting, Catalogues & Computers F Barraclough 80 Jul. 2002 New service for members: Stop Press C.Aangenendt/ 81 Oct. 2002 F Barraclough (BOA) Museum Plans N Handley 82 Jan. 2003 Worldwide web R J S MacGregor 84 Jul. 2003 Club Website ditto 84
Websites: www.oaicclub.org F Barraclough 86 Jan. 2004 ditto ditto 87 Apr. 2004 ditto ditto 89 Oct. 2004 ditto R J S MacGregor 92 Jul. 2005 http://www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca/~museum 86 Jan. 2004 www.english.interoptika.ru/poptics/history 86 Website in development – D Fleishman D Fleishman 86 www.antiquespectacles.com 87 Apr. 2004 ditto ditto 88 Jul. 2004 ditto ditto 89 Oct. 2004 ditto ditto 91 Apr. 2005 ditto ditto 92 Jul. 2005 ditto ditto 93 Oct. 2005 www.members.aol.com/mesda/index.htm Ocular Heritage Society 89 Oct. 2004 www.college-optometrists.org/MusEYEum N Handley 91 Apr. 2005 ditto ditto 92 Jul. 2005 Italy: Safilo D Fleishman 95 Apr. 2006 Web Update ditto 99 Apr. 2007 http://www.collectorsweekly.com/category/eye R J S MacGregor 103 Apr. 2008 glasses.php http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/formats/accessoires P Aangenendt 103 /index.jsp www.antiquespectacles.com R J S MacGregor 103 www.antiquespectacles.com (whalebone D Fleishman 104 Jul. 2008 spectacles) Science Museum Website R J S MacGregor 108 Jul. 2009
Instruments and Instrument Makers: The Worth Black Amblyoscope D H 12 Jul. 1985 c. 1900 The Holmes Stereoscope ditto 12 The Cheiroscope ditto 12 Bowl Perimeter offered 14 Jan. 1986 Early Years of the Ophthalmoscope C R Keeler 33 Oct. 1990 Optical Instruments (Extract from History of H Orr 42 Jan. 1993 the County of York, Vol V 1831 by T. Allen)
P a g e | 14 The History of the Ophthalmoscope S.E.Sherman 44 Jul. 1993 Helmholtz Ophthalmoscope found in Scotland R.J.S.MacGregor 59 Apr. 1997 Bald Facts A Frank 61 Oct. 1997 The Ophthalmoscope of Anagnostakis Dr J Lascaratos 64 Jul. 1998 More Victorian Optical Inventions C Fryer 64 Catalogue of Instruments of Optics, N. Handley & 69 Oct. 1999 Mathematics and Physics – Sykes V Mellor The Mysterious ‘Professor’ C Fryer 69 Richard Keeler’s Dream Comes True R Keeler 74 Jan. 2001 (Helmholtz Ophthalmoscope) An Edwardian Self Sight Testing Machine C Fryer 74 The Last Renaissance Man (A Kircher) Pt. 1 ditto 76 Jul. 2001 Pt. 2 77 Oct. 2001 Lost Scientific Treasures A Frank 82 Jan. 2003 Christian Huygens and his Improved Ocular C Fryer 82 Instruments for Measuring Pupillary Distance 84 Jul. 2003 (illustration) Entomological Magnifier (advertisement) 85 Oct. 2003 Auction Sales - Ophthalmoscope R J S MacGregor 86 Jan. 2004 Helmholtz R Keeler 87 Apr. 2004 The Skiascope Dr E P Douglas 90 Jan. 2005 Helmholtz Ophthalmoscope for Sale R J S MacGregor 96 Jul. 2006 Helmholtz goes to Christie’s ditto 97 Oct. 2006 USA Lecture ‘A History of the C R Keeler 97 Ophthalmoscope’ Design Variations in Helmholtz R J S MacGregor 97 Ophthalmoscopes Helmholtz ditto 98 Jan. 2007 Helmholtz Ophthalmoscope - Sale ditto 99 Apr. 2007 Opthalmoscopes by Curry & Paxton (Illustr.) 102 Jan. 2008 The ‘Davidson’ double optometer (Illustr.) 104 Jul. 2008 Turville Stewart Ophthalmoscope by Ellis ditto 106 Jan. 2009 Optical Co. Ophthalmic surgical instrument set [email protected] 113 Oct. 2010
Insurance: Insurance-Connoisseur Policies Ltd R J S MacGregor 87 Apr. 2004 ditto ditto 92 Jul. 2005
Jealousy Glass: The Polemoscope or Jealousy Glass F Barraclough 96 Jul. 2006 18 th century jealousy glass (illustration) 102 Jan. 2008 Jealousy glass in Mme Heymann collection 112 Jul. 2010
Leather and Other Materials: Ascot goes to Boston ( Leather spectacles) ‘Ascot’ 11 Apr. 1985 31 Apr. 1990 Leather Frames (correspondence) 31 Leather spectacles, Sotheby 5.10.90 R J S MacGregor 33 Oct. 1990 Record Price for Leather Spectacles R.J.S.MacGregor 34 Jan. 1991 Leather Record Beaten ditto 37 Oct. 1991 Leather Spectacle Frames H Obstfeld 37 38 Jan. 1992 Leather spectacles – eye sizes C E Letocha 44 Jul. 1993
P a g e | 15 Leather spectacles & wooden case, R J S MacGregor 70 Jan. 2000 Sotheby sale, 9.11.1999 Leather, Leather, Leather R J S MacGregor 77 Oct. 2001 Expensive Rubbish H Orr 77 Leather Spectacles, Texas H Obstfeld 79 Apr. 2002 Croatia (leather spectacles, etc.) R J S MacGregor 91 Apr. 2005 High Prices at Christie’s (leather, tortoiseshell, R J S MacGregor 92 Jul. 2005 etc.) ditto 93 Oct. 2005 Christie’s Sales Germany, Castle of Siegen (leather spectacles) W Weismuller 92 Jul. 2005 Leather spectacles from Gnalic shipwreck 94 Apr. 2006 Box for leather spectacles from Gnalic 94 shipwreck
German Brass spectacles (Illustration) 103 Apr. 2008
Regulation 3626/82. Sale of Tortoiseshell L L Hutt, D.o.E. 19 Apr. 1987 Real tortoiseshell R J S MacGregor, 41 Oct. 1992 D C Davidson, S Eadon-Allen Christie’s Sales: lot 93 – Tortoiseshell R J S MacGregor 93 Oct. 2005 spectacles Silver & tortoiseshell spyglass 97 Oct. 2006 Tortoiseshell spring-lorgnette 97 Real tortoiseshell spectacle case, 19c. P Aangenendt, C Aangenendt 98 Jan. 2007
Early Gold and Silver Frames H Orr 2 Dec. 1982 Testing for Gold D C Davidson 25 Oct. 1988
Whalebone Spectacles R J S MacGregor 43 Apr. 1993 Italy: Spectacles of whalebone, horn or leather M & N Pallone 90 Jan. 2005 Books: Whalebone spectacles R J S MacGregor 90 The William L Camp Jr Spectacle Collection: Whalebone nose spectacles Christie’s 91 Apr. 2005 ditto A McBrayer 93 Oct. 2005 Whalebone nose spectacles 98 Jan. 2007 Whalebone temple spectacles and case W Weismuller 99 Apr. 2007 Whalebone Spectacles: D Fleishman 104 Jul. 2008 www.antiquespectacles.com Illustration: Whalebone nose-spectacles c. 1700 U Timm 108 Jul. 2009
19c. Metal Spectacles D C Davidson 58 Jan. 1997
Belgian Bone Spectacles R J S MacGregor 60 Jul. 1997
Copper Spectacle Wire F Barraclough 75 Apr. 2001
Horn spectacles 16c Florence 85 Oct. 2003 Auction Sales: rare horn reading glass R J S MacGregor 86 Jan. 2004 Auction Sales: folding nose spectacles, horn and steel R J S MacGregor 90 Jan. 2005 Italian Rivet Spectacles – horn? M Pallone 93 Oct. 2005 18c horn spectacle case 98 Jan. 2007 Wood
P a g e | 16 Spectacle Cases, Part 1 6 Jan. 1984 Spectacle Cases, Part 3: Wooden ‘dug-out’ R J S MacGregor 81 Oct. 2002 cases Books – Fruitwood spectacle case ditto 90 Jan. 2005 Carved double spectacle cases A McBrayer 93 Oct. 2005 Wooden spectacle case P Aangenendt 101 Oct. 2007 Carved boxwood case sold, Christie’s 104 Jul. 2008 23.4.2008 Carved boxwood spectacle case 108 Jul. 2009 Spectacle cases from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 108
Lenses: Syllepsis Glasses H Orr 8 Jul. 1984 Collecting in the US, Lenses & Cases E Muth 8 President Reagan’s Contact Lenses C E Letocha 8 Astigmatism and Cylinder Lenses D C Davidson 13 Oct. 1985 Lenses of the future 14 Jan. 1986 Notice - Contact Lenses H W Roth 18 Jan. 1987 They Didn’t Quite Make It (liquid-filled lenses; C B Fryer 23 Apr. 1988 variable focus lenses) Eyeglasses & Concave Lenses in l5c.Florence V Ilardi 26 Jan. 1989 & Milan: New Documents The Stanhope Lens D Jull 40 Jul. 1992 Lens grinding (See ‘Books’ below) C E Letocha 43 Apr. 1993 Dr. Josef Dallos, Contact Lens Pioneer I Mann 50 Jan. 1995 Ida Mann; Professor Ergellet K Dunscombe 51 Apr. 1995 The Earliest lenses J M Enoch 60 Jul. 1997 Jewel Lenses A Frank 60 Contact Lenses - The Early Years C B Fryer 61 Oct. 1997 The Use and Value of Coloured Glasses (from J Browning and 62 Jan. 1998 ‘Our Eyes’ 1894) J W Rosenthal Lens used by painters of miniatures U Timm 63 Apr. 1998 The Birth of Modern Contact Lenses C Fryer 63 Research into early lenses, Gotland U Timm 64 Jul. 1998 Death of Prof.O Wichterle, inventor of first soft R J S MacGregor 66 Jan. 1999 contact lens Contact Lenses: The Evolution of New C Fryer 67 Apr. 1999 Concepts Lens Measurement in 1896 H L Taylor 68 Jul. 1999 Pebbles R J S MacGregor 73 Oct. 2000 Pebbles, Part II (‘Our Eyes’ 1883) J Browning 73 Coloured Lenses and Protective Goggles A T Leach 75 Apr. 2001 Big lenses C Fryer 84 Jul. 2003 Liquid lenses ditto 85 Oct. 2003 Helmholtz R Keeler 87 Apr. 2004 The Twin Founders of Modern Optics: Part 1 C Fryer 88 Jul. 2004 Part 2 90 Jan. 2005 Part 3 91 Apr. 2005 The Dunscombe Lens T Bowden 89 Oct. 2004 The First Cylindrical Spectacles Lens F Norville 90 Jan. 2005
Lorgnettes: Dowager Duchess Lorgnettes D C Davidson 30 Jan. 1990 200 Lorgnettes sold, Christie’s 3.3.94 R J S MacGregor 47 Apr. 1994
P a g e | 17 ‘Les Faces-à-Main’ article in La Vie du N Fouchet 89 Oct. 2004 Collectionneur Snuff-box + Lorgnette P Aangenendt 90 Jan. 2005 BBC 2, 8.5.06. Silver lorgnette, telescopic R J S MacGregor 96 Jul. 2006 handle Tortoiseshell spring-lorgnette 97 Oct. 2006 Correction (Adams’ type lorgnette) ditto 98 Jan 2007 The Lorgnette F Barraclough/ J Dixon Salt 100 Jul 2007 Robert Bretell Bate’s lorgnette, 1825 G.Adams II/ Eyre & Spottiswoode 100 Various lorgnettes illustrated in catalogues Société des Lunetiers, 1901/ 100 Nitsche & Gunther, 1931/ Lizars, 1935 Lorgnette, jewelled cover P Aangenendt 101 Oct 2007 M Lebby wearing lorgnettes: OAICC website R J S MacGregor 103 Apr. 2008 Lorgette R Meyer 113 Oct. 2010
Lover’s Eye: Lovers’ Eyes P Aangenendt 98 Jan. 2007 Sale at Skinner, Boston, USA: Brooches, finger V Mellor 99 Apr. 2007 ring Lover’s Eye portrait miniature (Illustration) 103 Apr. 2008 Sale by Skinner, Inc. Mass. On 16 Sept. 2008 ditto 106 Jan. 2009
Magnifiers: Fabulous Fabergé R J S MacGregor 100 Jul. 2007 Spectacle-Mounted Magnifiers J Dixon Salt 106 Jan. 2009 Magnifier, Musée Carnavalet 112 Jul. 2010
Medals, Coins: Book: ‘Die Brille auf Munzen und Medaillen’ H Beez 50 Jan. 1995 (Spectacles on Coins & Medals) Chris Van Der Hoef (1875-1933) P Aangenendt 57 Oct. 1996 ‘Nüremberg 1530 Die Brillenmacher’ Guild 101 Oct. 2007 Badge The Brauschweig Spectacles-Taler of 1588 P & C Aangenendt/ 104 Jul. 2008 RJS MacGregor
Media/Websites: Peter Simple,Daily Telegraph 15 Apr. 1986 ‘Collectors’ Meet’, Brighton (BBC Radio D C Davidson 16 Jul. 1986 Sussex) ditto, 1987 18 Jan. 1987 20 Jul. 1987 Dutch Video – history of spectacles K Kortland 23 Apr. 1988 Sussex Secrets – Radio Sussex D C Davidson 30 Jan. 1990 Antiques Road Show 13.1.91 R J S MacGregor 35 Apr. 1991 ‘For Love or Money’, January 1991 ditto 35 Ref. to article on Kees Kortland 35 ‘Optician’ 18.9.1992 S James 42 Jan. 1993 BBC Radio Derby R J S MacGregor 42 ‘For Love or Money’ – TV interview Patrick Grant 43 Apr. 1993 BBC World Service – interview on BOA H Orr 44 Jul. 1993 Foundation Museum ‘Optician’ 16.7.93 –Trip To Germany H Obstfeld 45 Oct. 1993 ‘Optician’ 14.1.94 - interview H Orr 47 Apr. 1994
P a g e | 18 ‘Times’Boost – Stephen James R J S MacGregor 51 Apr. 1995 Antique spectacles on TV (Netherlands;UK) P Aangenendt; 54 Jan. 1996 R J S MacGregor Publicity (‘Dispensing Optics’) S James 54 Early eyeglasses on TV R JS MacGregor 55 Apr. 1996 Publicity Bonanza S James 56 Jul. 1996 BBC TV: Blue Peter 23.9.96 R J S MacGregor 58 Jan. 1997 Classic Collectibles - Grenada satellite TV A T Leach 60 Jul. 1997 Antiques Inspectors, BBC 1 TV, 7.9.1997 R J S MacGregor 62 Jan. 1998 ‘Independent’ View – Eye Style: The History J Pretlove 63 Apr. 1998 18.01.98 ‘Optician’ article: Styles of the Century S Hardy 65 Oct. 1998 Calling China- radio interview F Barraclough 67 Apr. 1999 TES 22.1.99-Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, V Mellor 67 ram’s horn helmet. A Budge Newsweek, 11.01.99. ‘Reading glasses’ - C E Letocha 67 Sharon Begley ‘Antique Collecting’ March 1999 – Caughley V Mellor 68 Jul. 1999 Porcelaine c.1775-1799. Sky TV – F Barraclough R J S MacGregor 69 Oct. 1999 BBC TV ‘Antiques Inspectors’ & Anglia TV. M Ling 70 Jan. 2000 Channel 4, ‘Collectors Lot’ Dutch commercial TV W Banninga 70 GP Magazine 22.10.1999 – Neu-Vita Oculiser S Ainsworth 70 & Singleton’s Eye Ointment ‘Collect It!’ - Eyebaths J Jeffery 71 Apr. 2000 ‘Watchdog’, BBC1 R Dawood 71 ‘Optician’ 23.6.2000 – N McCrudden collection R J S MacGregor 73 Oct. 2000 TV Channel 5:’You Can’t Take It With You’ D Clarke 74 Jan. 2001 (Mrs J Parrot’s collection) ‘Homes & Antiques’ magazine, Nov. 2000: V Mellor 74 silver spectacles and case The Optician 4 May 1934 ‘Focus’ 77 Oct. 2001 Optometry Today 14.12.2001 G Walsh 79 Apr. 2002 Points de Vue, Autumn 2001 ‘Optics and F Albe 79 Philately’ Titanic Blunder R J S MacGregor 80 Jul. 2002 Saga magazine May 2002 – Arthur Frank A Brown 80 Antique Collecting April 2002 – Opera Glasses F Barraclough 80 Archives of Ophthalmology, Vol. 120, AMA R. Keeler 80 Frank publicity: Homes & Antiques R J S MacGregor 81 Oct. 2002 Saga magazine Optometry Today (Holland visit) F Barraclough 82 Jan. 2003 BBC TV Antiques Roadshow R J S MacGregor 83 Apr. 2003 BBC1 ‘Bargain Hunt’ N Handley 84 Jul. 2003 BBC Radio 4, 28.04.2003 – ‘Random Edition’, N Handley, 84 Peter Snow F Barraclough ‘Antiques Magazine’; ‘Homes & Antiques’ – ditto 85 Oct. 2003 reviews of ‘Spectacles, Lorgnettes and Monocles’ ‘Le Collectionneur Français’, Sept. 2003 : 86 Jan. 2004 Pierre Marly and the Marly Collection Journal Télévisé, 20.10.2003 : Pierre Marly A Vanlathem 86 Million Pound Spectacles–‘Bargain R J S MacGregor 88 Jul. 2004
P a g e | 19 Hunt’12.05.2004 USA Publicity: Antique Trader, Vol. 48, No.25, S Korbeck 89 Oct. 2004 23.06.04 Michel Polnareff’s Sunglasses P Marly 90 Jan. 2005 Gazette de l’Hôtel Drouot ditto 90 Napoleon’s Spectacles, Antiques Road Show, R J S MacGregor 91 Apr. 2005 13.02.2005 Improved Website : D Fleishman 91 www.antiquespectacles.com Footnote :’Collecting Spectacles’ Glasgow J McGlone 92 Jul. 2005 Herald ‘A Closer Look at Early American Spectacles’ K K Albertson 93 Oct. 2005 Normal Service Resumed: Trial case sold, R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 Bargain Hunt, BBC 1 TV 7th November 1805 – Times Newspaper V Mellor 94 Hit Website D Fleishman 94 TV Bargain R J S MacGregor 95 Apr. 2006 ‘Boston Globe’ article P E Kandarian 95 Wall Street Journal 06.04.2006 D Fleishman/R Tomsho 96 Jul. 2006 Bargain Hunt, BBC 1 24.2.06:silver spectacle R J S MacGregor 96 case BBC 2, 8.5.2006 Lorgnette ditto 96 www.antiquespectacles.com : ‘The Patriot D Fleishman 97 Oct. 2006 Ledger’ www.antiquespectacles.com : ‘The Sharon ditto 97 Advocate’ College features in local TV show N Handley 97 Glass Eyes: Antiques Road Show BBC TV R J S MacGregor 98 Jan. 2007 22.10.06 Time Team, Channel 4 25.2.07: Rivet ditto 99 Apr. 2007 spectacles Celebrity Spectacles Found in Hotel Room Glasgow Herald 23.01.2007 99 Dickinson’s Real Deal 07.12.2006: Opera R J S MacGregor 99 Glasses BBC TV Bargain Hunt, 3 May 2007 ditto 100 Jul. 2007 BBC Antiques Programmes ditto 102 Jan. 2008 Bargain Hunt : Magnifying Glass ; Round ditto 103 Apr. 2008 Windsor Spectacles ; Art-deco Lorgnette Whalebone spectacles: D Fleishman 104 Jul. 2008 www.antiquespectacles.com Essilor magazine58, Spring 2008:Ametropic P Aangenendt 104 Painters UK TV Auction, 3 June 2008 R J S MacGregor 105 Oct. 2008 Essilor magazine ‘Points de Vue’ Autumn 2008 S Shirayama 106 Jan. 2009 BBC 1 ‘Bargain Hunt’ - Ophthalmoscope R J S MacGregor 106 BBC 1 ‘Antiques Road Show’ - Eyebath ditto 106 BBC 1 ‘Bargain Hunt’ – Ear K Adamson 107 Apr. 2009 Trumpet/Lorgnette BBC 2 ‘Flog It’ 7 July 2009– Monocular A Leach 109 Oct. 2009 Microscope New Look Website Coming Soon (OAICC) T Bowden 110 Jan. 2010 There’s No Place Like Home (The Antiques M Josefson 110 Roadshow, USA) www.museumofvision.org – new website D Ezekiel/N Handley 111 Apr. 2010
P a g e | 20 Neil Handley, film star (‘The One Show’) T Bowden 114 Jan. 2011 Launch of history blog N Handley 114 Robert Elms Show 21.09.2010 ditto 114 Channel 4 Talkback Thames, seeking collectors T Bowden 114 Jan. 2011 Antiques Master, BBC 2 V Mellor 115 Apr. 2011 Club website again in working order www.oaicc.com 115
Microscopes : The Solar Microscope C.B.Fryer, 53 Oct. 1995 R.J.S.MacGregor, A. Frank The first achromatic compound microscopes C Fryer 83 Apr. 2003 Pioneers of Single Lens Microscopy ditto 86 Jan. 2004 Auction Sales: Early Microscopes R J S MacGregor 90 Jan. 2005 Notes on Early Compound Microscopes Part 1 C Fryer 94 Jan. 2006 Part 2 95 Apr. 2006 Part 3 96 Jul. 2006 The Evolution of the Modern Compound Achromatic Microscope: Part 1 ditto 97 Oct. 2006 Part 2 98 Jan. 2007 UK TV Auction 3 June 2008: Culpeper R J S MacGregor 105 Oct. 2008 Microscope Leeuwenhoek Silver Microscope £260,000 Christie’s 108 Jul. 2009 Dollond Monocular Microscope,’Flog A Leach 109 Oct. 2009 It’(BBC2 TV) More about simple microscopy: Part 1 C Fryer 114 Jan. 2011 Part 2 ditto 115 Apr. 2011
Monocles : A Spina Frontalis Monocle U Timm 78 Jan. 2002 One in the Eye R J S MacGregor 81 Oct. 2002
Museums, Exhibitions, Collections : ABDO Collection, Kent, UK R J S MacGregor 83 Apr. 2003 Alamo Museum, Texas, USA (leather specs) H Obstfeld 79 Apr. 2002 Alcon Collection D Ezekiel 115 Apr. 2011 New Museum in Amsterdam R J S MacGregor 58 Jan. 1997 Amsterdam, Brilmuseum E Knopert 58 R J S MacGregor 66 Jan. 1999 (The) A.O. Collections D Fleishman 91 Apr. 2005 Ashwell Museum, UK (Leather spectacles) V Mellor 77 Oct. 2001 Bergen Op Zoom Museum, NL R J S MacGregor 78 Jan. 2002 Bexhill Museum of Costume and Social History ditto 92 Jul. 2005 Biesheim, Alsace: Musée de l’Instrumentation W Weismuller 50 Jan. 1995 Optique Blair Castle, Scotland R J S MacGregor 65 Oct. 1998 Blythe House ditto 88 Jul. 2004 BOA Collection: A 21 st Century Print Room N Handley 71 Apr. 2000 BOA Foundation Library: Membership ditto 46 Jan. 1994 Museum Re-0pens BOA Foundation Museum, R J S MacGregor, 33 Oct. 1990 UK C E Letocha 64 Jul. 1998 66 Jan. 1999 67 Apr. 1999
P a g e | 21 BOA Foundation Museum: Neil Handley ditto 65 Oct. 1998 appointed to prepare inventory and produce catalogue BOA Foundation Museum report N Handley 67 Apr. 1999 BOA Museum curator- Hugh Orr 86 years old R J S MacGregor 35 Apr. 1991 BOA Museum buys painting ditto 40 Jul. 1992 BOA Museum: Arthur Bennett appointed ditto 44 Jul. 1993 Assistant Hon. Curator BOA Museum to restore 15 oil paintings ditto 49 Oct. 1994 (BOA Museum) New Structure – Old ditto 64 Jul. 1998 Foundation BOA Museum: Wm Storer spectacle side N Handley 68 Jul. 1999 BOA Museum, Storer spectacles found R J S MacGregor 69 Oct. 1999 More about the Storer Find ditto 70 Jan. 2000 BOA Museum Collection N Handley 73 Oct. 2000 BOA Museum - designers ditto 74 Jan. 2001 BOA Museum - project ditto 77 Oct. 2001 BOA Museum – donations, loans ditto 79 Apr. 2002 BOA Museum – first print ditto 80 Jul. 2002 BOA Museum – concept drawings ditto 81 Oct. 2002 ditto ditto 82 Jan. 2003 BOA Museum – star patron ditto 84 Jul. 2003 BOA Museum, London ditto 96 Jul. 2006 A Feast for the Eyes (BOA Museum) R J S MacGregor 107 Apr. 2009 Boerhaave Museum, Leiden: 400 th Anniversary P Aangenendt 106 Jan. 2009 of the Invention of the Telescope Boots Roots, UK N Handley 82 Jan. 2003 Bowes Museum, County Durham R J S MacGregor 110 Jan. 2010 British Optical Association Museum ditto 107 Apr. 2009 (Donations) Broadfield House Glass Museum, W. Midlands, R J S MacGregor 109 Oct. 2009 UK: ‘Migrate: 30 years of Scottish Glass’ Burg Mildenstein, Leisnig, Germany: R J S MacGregor 100 Jul. 2007 Exhibition 13.07.2007-11.11.2007 Cape Medical Museum H Obstfeld 60 Jul. 1997 Château de Malmaison (Illustr. optical fan) A Pougetoux 112 Jul. 2010 Chicago, International College of Surgeons J W Rosenthal 83 Apr. 2003 Church of San Pantaleo, Rome M & N Pallone 90 Jan. 2005 City Antiques & Fine Art Fair, 28.10.93 – R J S MacGregor 46 Jan 1994 1.11.93 (H Orr Display) College of Optometrists Virtual Museum N Handley 91 Apr. 2005 Conan Doyle Museum S James 49 Oct. 1994 51 Apr. 1995
(In) Copenhagen, DK, with Valerie and V & M Mellor 66 Jan. 1999 Michael Mellor Croatia R J S MacGregor 91 Apr. 2005 Damme – Museum Sint Jans Hospital J-M Devriendt 62 Jan. 1998 Dick Institute (leather spectacles) ditto 77 Oct. 2001 Dublin, Eire, Niall McCrudden’s collection V Mellor 71 Apr. 2000 73 Oct. 2000 Eisenberg Town Museum, Oct-Nov 2000 C Hadrich 73 Oct. 2000 Eyeworks Exhibition R J S MacGregor 61 Oct. 1997 More About the LA Eyeworks Exhibition H. Obstfeld 61
P a g e | 22 Fairfax, Virginia, USA ‘Eric Muth Library & R J S MacGregor 45 Oct. 1993 Museum’ Firenze, Italy: Letter - Catalogue of Science M. Hamberger 19 Apr. 1987 Museum Florence, Italy: Exhibition of Elton John R J S MacGregor 57 Oct. 1996 spectacles for Florence Biennale France – Hidden Treasure C Metter 47 Apr. 1994 Galleria Guglielmo Tabacchi – see ‘Padova’ General Optical Council, London - display ditto 46 Jan. 1994 ‘Glasgow’s Glasgow’ exhibiton R J S MacGregor 34 Jan. 1991 Goldsmiths’ Hall Exhibition (pince-nez brooch) G Turner 98 Jan. 2007 Guildhall Museum, Boston, Lincs ditto 81 Oct. 2002 Hamburg: Optik Wilke W Weismuller 70 Jan. 2000 Hannover, Udo Timm’s Exhibition U Timm 52 Jul. 1995 Hannover, Timm Museum,: Timm’s ditto 76 Jul. 2001 Masterstroke Harlem, Accident at Teylersmuseum P Aangenendt 87 Apr. 2004 Harlem, NL, Archeological Museum P Aangenendt 71 Apr. 2000 Mme. A Heymann collection D Fleishman 111 Apr. 2010 Ijsselstein Stadmuseum, NL H Obstfeld 80 Jul. 2002 Illinois, USA, Museum of Surgical Science J W Rosenthal 83 Apr. 2003 Imaginary Museum – ‘Looking Back to the C Fryer 66 Jan. 1999 Future’ Imperial War Museum, London, temp. R J S MacGregor 69 Oct. 1999 exhibition Ironbridge Gorge Museum, UK D.C.Davidson 4 Jul. 1983 9 Oct. 1984 Jena, Ernst Abbe Foundation T Bowden 111 Apr. 2010 Jena Optisches Museum(Zeiss): Bad news C Hadrich 76 Jul. 2001 Jena, Zeiss Museum of Optics R J S MacGregor 65 Oct. 1998 Jersey Museum 15.11.93 - 4.1.94 (‘The Seeing A Frank 46 Jan. 1994 Eye’) Kassel Museum of Scientific History M Hamberger 33 Oct. 1990 (Scarlett-type spectacles) Kassel, Museum für Astronomie und Technick W & I Weismuller 94 Jan. 2006 geschicte: display of antique spectacles Kassel Museum für Astonomie und Technick R J S MacGregor 99 Apr. 2007 geschichte Kew Bridge Steam Museum: 1930 Headlamp J Dunk 95 Apr. 2006 Spectacles Koblenz Landesmuseum 27.5.94 - 28.8.94 P Aangenendt/ 79 Oct. 1994 History of Spectacles exhibition W Weismuller Korbach, Hessen: ’Da guckste! Technik und U Timm 61 Oct. 1997 Kulturgeschichte der Brille’, 1997 Lancaster & Thorpe R J S MacGregor 47 Apr. 1994 Leeds Royal Armouries Museum, UK V Mellor 57 Oct. 1996 ditto R J S MacGregor 59 Apr. 1997 The Helmet, TES 22.01.1999 A Budge 67 Apr. 1999 Leeds, UK: Thackray Medical Museum P Thackray 40 Jul 1992 56 Jul. 1996 The Thackray Museum, Leeds – A Journey AT Leach 61 Oct. 1997 Through Medical History Lewes, Anne of Cleves’ House V Mellor 77 Oct. 2001 Leicester, UK,New Walk Museum N Handley 74 Jan. 2001
P a g e | 23 Leiden, Boerhaave Museum,’Oog in Oog’ R J S MacGregor 41 Oct. 1992 exhibition 16.6. to 29.11.92 London, Keeler Library and Museum I D C Pain 2 Dec. 1982 Keeler Museum – visit D C Davidson 3 Mar. 1983 Keeler Library & Museum moves D C Davidson 15 Apr. 1986 Keeler Collection, Royal College of R J S MacGregor 69 Oct. 1999 Ophthalmologists Richard Keeler’s dream comes true 74 Jan. 2001 London, ‘Pepys’ London’ Exhibition N Handley 85 Oct. 2003 London, Victoria & Albert Museum, – O Goldsmith 43 Apr. 1993 C Goldsmith collection Madame Heymann Collection D Fleishman 112 Jul. 2010 Malmo: Swedish Assoc. of Opticians N Handley 73 Oct. 2000 Mannheim, DE, Technical Museum: Exhibition P Aangenendt 69 Oct. 1999 March-August 1999 Mechelen, Belgium - tapestries C&P Aangenendt 74 Jan. 2001 Medical Museum, Zurich D Fleishman 102 Jan. 2008 Milan, Mido Exhibition 1991 R J S MacGregor 35 Apr. 1991 (The) MIT Museum, Cambridge, Mass., USA: ditto 97 Oct. 2006 The Giordano Collection Morez, France, Centre de la Lunetterie V Mellor 10 Jan. 1985 Morez, Jura: Bi-centenary of spectacle- R J S MacGregor 57 Oct. 1996 making in the area Letter Musée de la Lunetterie, Morez 14 Jan. 1986 Marly Collection (Essilor) to Morez R J S MacGregor 79 Apr. 2002 (Morez) ‘Viséum’ inauguration ditto 85 Oct. 2003 Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St Edmonds: 4 C Mycock/ N Handley/ Optical Items F Barraclough Munich, Deutsches Museum OHS Newsletter 33 Oct. 1990 Munster, Touring Exhibition 1992-1994 P H M Aangenendt 42 Jan. 1993 Musée Carnavalet, Paris A Vanlathem 112 Jul. 2010 Musée National de la Renaissance, Ecouen J-M Devriendt 112 (Museo dell’Occhiale) Museum Moves R J S MacGregor 102 Jan. 2008 Museu Textil I d’Indumentaria, Barcelona H Obstfeld 97 Oct. 2006 Museum Closures R J S MacGregor 108 Jul. 2009 Museum of London: Trig Lane, Swan Stairs N Handley 99 Apr. 2007 spectacles Museum of Ophthalmology, Glasgow Eye Dr D Holding 89 Oct. 2004 Infirmary ditto ditto 93 Oct. 2005 Museum of the Spectacle – Viseum (Morez) R J S MacGregor 85 Ooct. 2003 Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham R J S MacGregor 96 Jul. 2006 Museum of the Moving Image, London Ditto 81 Oct. 2002 Museum of Optics and Eyewear. Stockholm ditto 52 Jul. 1995 Netherlands Touring Exhibition 1986-1987 K Kortland 17 Oct. 1986 Niedersachsischen Landesbibliothek, Hannover U Timm 88 Jul. 2004 – Spectacles Through the Ages (ends 10.07.2004) Norville Heritage Centre, Gloucester F Norville 103 Apr. 2008 Norway, Lagdalmuseet R J S MacGregor 82 Jan. 2003 Oberkochen, Zeiss Optical Museum D C Davidson 3 Mar. 1983 4 Jul. 1983
P a g e | 24 Oberkochen, Zeiss Museum: Retirement of R J S MacGregor 47 Apr. 1994 Curator W Pfeiffer Oberkochen, Germany: Silver Jubilee of Zeiss U Timm 57 Oct. 1996 Optical Museum Olympia, London V Mellor 105 Oct. 2008 109 Oct. 2009 Onspec Ontic display, Optrafair 1991 R J S MacGregor 36 Jul. 1991 Onspec Ontic Classics, UK S Murray 64 Jul. 1998 Padova: Another New Museum (Safilo) R J S MacGregor 44 Jul. 1993 New Italian Museum: Galleria Guglielmo ditto 62 Jan. 1998 Tabacchi, Padova Padova, Italy, Safilo Museum ditto 63 Apr. 1998 Tabacchi – True‘Windsor’ ditto 64 Jul. 1998 Spectacles G Tabacchi on-line ditto 78 Jan. 2002 Paris, 500 Years of Spectacles, 10.12.86 - M Hamberger 17 Oct. 1986 17.01.87 Paris: ‘Un Oeil Sur Les Lunettes’ V Mellor 65 Oct. 1998 Pierre Marly Museum, Paris D.C.Davidson 10 Jan. 1985 Museum moves (P Marly Museum) R J S MacGregor 43 Apr. 1993 France (Marly Museum given to Essilor) P Marly 73 Oct. 2000 P Marly display at SILMO,11.1992 ditto 43 Pierre Marly-Museum of Spectacles & ditto 66 Jan. 1999 Spyglasses Pierre Marly Collection to Morez ditto 79 Apr. 2002 Pieve di Cadore, Museo dell’Occhiale C E Letocha 33 Oct. 1990 Pilkingon Glass Museum (‘The World of Glass) R J S MacGregor 81 Oct. 2002 Plymouth UK: Merchant’s House Museum – V Mellor 42 Jan. 1993 advertisement for a sale Posters for Livery Dinner of WCSM F Norville 90 Jan. 2005 14.09.2004 Rathenow, DE: March-October 2001 R J S MacGregor 76 Apr. 2001 Rathenow Optical Museum:’Old Love Never U Timm 99 Apr. 2007 Dies exhibition, 10 July-15 September 2007 Rathschuler-Luxottica collection,Italy ditto 39 Apr. 1992 Rijksmuseum online Museum P Aangenendt 103 Apr. 2008 Rodenstock Exhibition, 125th Anniversary E Werkman 86 Jan. 2004 Rouen, France, Musée de la Ferronnerie A Vanlathem 82 Jan. 2003 Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Keeler C R Keeler 69 Oct. 1999 Collection Royal College of Surgeons Museum, London V Mellor 65 Oct. 1998 Royal Cornwall Museum: Derek Davidson’s D C Davidson 52 Jul. 1995 Exhibition Safilo – see ‘Padova’ San Francisco, Museum of Ophthalmology R J S MacGregor 72 Jul. 2000 San Francisco, Museum of Vision N Medow 86 Jan. 2004 Science Museum, London R J S MacGregor 99 Apr. 2007 (The) Shanghai Glasses Museum: New ditto 97 Oct. 2006 Museum Opens in China Smithsonian Collection, USA: Petaluman’s R Brewster 12 Jul. 1985 Eyeglass View South African Historical Museum H Obstfeld 60 Jul. 1997 St Agnes Church, Cawston, Norfolk R J S MacGregor 84 Jul. 2003
P a g e | 25 Stedelijk Museum, Lokern, temp. exhibition P Aangenendt 68 Jul. 1999 9.5.1999-15.8.1999 Stockholm, Sweden, Society of Opticians C E Letocha 71 Apr. 2000 Museum Surhuisterveen Optiek Museum H Obstfeld 59 Apr. 1997 ditto E H Werkman 72 Jul. 2000 ditto R J S MacGregor 82 Jan. 2003 Swedish Association of Opticians N Handley 73 Oct. 2000 Swedish Museum of Optical History R J S MacGregor 63 Apr. 1998 Syon Rivet Spectacle Fragments on Display N Handley 92 Jul. 2005 Treviso, Italy, Seminario Vescovile, P Aangenendt 83 Apr. 2003 Exhibition Nov 2002-Feb 2003 Uppsala, Wessblad Collection N Handley 73 Oct. 2000 Utrecht University Museum – The Weve D Fleishman 94 Jan. 2006 Collection (The) Valkhof Museum, Nijmegen, Netherlands P & C Aangenendt 106 Jan. 2009 Vatican Museum M & N Pallone 89 Oct. 2004 Victorian (Australian) College of Optometry V Mellor/ N Efron 111 Apr. 2010 Virtual Optical Museum U Timm 66 Jan. 1999 Viseum Inauguration R J S MacGregor 85 Oct. 2003 Warwick Castle R J S MacGregor 52 Jul. 1995 Waterloo, Ontario,Museum of Visual Science E Fisher 28 Jul. 1989 & Optometry - letter Westfa ‘Lischon Museum fur Archaologie, W Weismuller 92 Jul. 2005 Herne, Germany Where to see Optical Antiques R J S MacGregor 56 Jul. 1996 78 Jan. 2002 Whichford nr.Banbury,UK:table tomb H Scharf 81 Oct. 2002 (The) William L Camp Jr. Spectacle Collection Christie’s Auctioneers 91 Apr. 2005 Wilke Collection, Hamburg W Weismuller 70 Jan. 2000 Woolsthorpe Manor, UK (Sir Isaac Newton) N Handley 78 Jan. 2002 World Museum, Liverpool: RESPECTacles N Handley 105 Oct. 2008 Exhibition Wormleighton, UK,carved spectacles H Scharf 81 Oct. 2002 Zeiss Optical Museum exhibition: 24 Jul. 1988 ‘A Spectacle of Spectacles’ 27 Apr. 1989 C B Fryer 29 Oct. 1989 Zurich University, Museum of History of A Schett 32 Jul. 1990 Medicine
ose Spectacles: English Combination Nose-Spectacles R J S MacGregor 66 Jan. 1999 More about English Combination Nose- R J S MacGregor 67 Apr. 1999 Spectacles and Another Matter The Augsburg Art Cabinet in Uppsala C E Letocha 92 Jul. 2005 Whalebone Nose Spectacles R J S Ma cGregor 92 Fragments of bone rivet spectacles, 14c. 94 Jan. 2006 Bow spectacles & folding nose spectacles from 95 Apr. 2006 Moyse’s Hall Museum Church of St. Nicolas, Enghien R J S MacGregor 96 Jul. 2006 Nose spectacles - woodcut illustration V Mellor 96 Wood Carvings: Nose-Spectacles in German M Pasco 97 Oct. 2006 Churches Whalebone nose spectacles 98 Jan. 2007
P a g e | 26 A Remarkable Treasure F Daxecker/H Noflatscher 100 Jul. 2007 White horn split-bridge nose spectacles (Illustr) P Aangenendt 107 Apr. 2009 Two pairs of nose spectacles U Timm 109 Oct. 2009 Nose spectacles in Mme Heymann collection 112 Jul 2010
OAICC Annual General Meetings: Proposed first meeting D C Davidson 6 Jan. 1984 ditto ditto 7 Apr. 1984 Report of first General Meeting 1984 D.C.Davidson 8 Jul. 1984 Auction of Spectacles at the AGM, May 1985 F. E. O. 12 Jul. 1985 Report of the 1985 AGM F. Barraclough 12 Jul. 1985 Report of the 1986 AGM ditto 16 Jul. 1986 Report of the 1987 AGM ditto 20 Jul. 1987 Report of the 1988 AGM ditto 24 Jul. 1988 Report of the 1989 AGM ditto 28 Jul. 1989 Report of the 1990 AGM ditto 32 Jul. 1990 Report of the 1991 AGM ditto 36 Jul. 1991 Report of the 1992 AGM ditto 40 Jul. 1992 Report of the 1993 AGM ditto 44 Jul. 1993 Report of the 1994 AGM ditto 48 Jul. 1994 Record Breaking AGM and Auction R J S MacGregor 52 Jul. 1995 Report of the 1995 AGM F Barraclough 52 Report of the 1996 AGM ditto 56 Jul. 1996 Report of the 1997 AGM ditto 60 Jul. 1997 Report of the 1998 AGM ditto 64 Jul. 1998 Report of the 1999 AGM ditto 68 Jul. 1999 Report of the 2000 AGM ditto 72 Jul. 2000 Report of the 2001 AGM ditto 76 Jul. 2001 AGM and Auction 2002 ditto 79 Apr. 2002 Report of the 2002 AGM ditto 80 Jul. 2002 AGM and Auction ditto 83 Apr. 2003 Report of the 2003 AGM ditto 84 Jul. 2003 AGM & Auction 2004 R J S MacGregor 86 Jan. 2004 ditto ditto 87 Apr. 2004 Mammoth Auction ditto 88 Jul. 2004 Report of 2004 AGM F Barraclough 88 AGM and Auction R J S MacGregor 91 Apr. 2005 Report of 2005 AGM F Barraclough 92 Jul. 2005 AGM & Auction 2006 –date fixed Sunday 14 R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 May ditto ditto 95 Apr. 2006 ditto (Reports) F Barraclough/R J S MacGregor 96 Jul. 2006 25 th Anniversary 11-13 May 2007 G Turner 99 Apr. 2007 Meeting Reports (25 th Anniversary weekend) R J S MacGregor 100 Jul. 2007 Report of the AGM – Sunday 13 May 2007 F Barraclough 100 AGM & Auction R J S MacGregor 103 Apr. 2008 Minutes of AGM 11 May 2008 J Dixon Salt 104 Jul. 2008 AGM and Auction R J S MacGregor 107 Apr. 2009 Minutes of the AGM 10 May 2009 J Dixon Salt 108 Jul. 2009 Auctioneer’s Report AGM 2010 A Leach 112 Jul. 2010 Club AGM Sunday 8 May 2011 T Bowden 115 Apr. 2011
OAICC Book Collection: OAICC Library and College of Optometrists V Mellor 80 Jul. 2002
P a g e | 27 Some ever-present themes in spectacle frame N Handley 89 Oct. 2004 design ‘Die Optikerfamilie Ramstein und ihre TRamstein 91 Apr. 2005 Sammlung antiker Brillen und optischer Instrumente’
OAICC Bulletin/ ewsletter: The Bulletin D C Davidson 1 Sept. 1982 The Newsletter ditto 11 Apr. 1985 Advertisements ditto 26 Jan. 1989 First covers in colour 29 Oct. 1989 30 Jan. 1990 RJS MacGregor – new Editor 32 Jul. 1990 Set of 16 BOA Foundation Museum postcards R J S MacGregor 44 Jul. 1993 sent out with Newsletter Back issues available V Mellor 73 Oct. 2000 Contributions invited R J S MacGregor 73 Oct. 2000 Additions to Special Interests List ditto 76 Jul. 2001
OAICC General/Membership: Subscriptions D C Davidson 4 Jul. 1983 Finance ditto 10 Jan. 1985 Year-end membership renewal ditto 12 Jul. 1985 Subscriptions ditto 13 Oct. 1985 Special Interests List ditto 14 Jan. 1986 Membership ditto 18 Jan. 1987 Appraisal E Muth 21 Oct. 1987 Request for loan of video player D C Davidson 22 Jan. 1988 23 Apr. 1988 Letter to those discontinuing membership ditto 23 Apr. 1988 Subscriptions 1989 ditto 27 Apr. 1989 Members’ List ditto 27 Apr. 1989 Financial position of Club R Brown 33 Oct. 1990 Information about OAICC: ‘Atti Fondazione D C Davidson 35 Apr. 1991 Giorgio Ronchi’ OAICC 10 th Anniversry R J S MacGregor 39 Apr. 1992 H Lee to be OAICC representative in Australia ditto 44 Jul. 1993 C E Letocha to be OAICC representative in ditto 45 Oct. 1993 USA Increased membership due to H Lee, C E ditto 46 Jan. 1994 Letocha Resignation of Chairman, Derek Davidson and ditto 48 Jul.1994 elected as Hon. Life President; Election of new Chairman, Frank Barraclough Tribute to Derek Davidson (+ photo) ditto 49 Oct. 1994 Retirals ditto 56 Jul. 1996 Subscriptions, USA, UK C Letocha, V Mellor 60 Jul. 1997 Subscriptions 1998 V Mellor 62 Jan. 1998 Newsletter ‘Index’ V Mellor 65 Oct. 1998 Subscriptions 1999 C E Letocha,/ALeach 65 Change of location R J Elliott 68 Jul.1999 USA Subscriptions C E Letocha 69 Oct. 1999 Membership – 204 members; Club books V Mellor 72 Jul. 2000
P a g e | 28 Germany – U Timm R J S MacGregor 72 Jul. 2000 ditto ditto 75 Apr. 2001 USA subscriptions 2001 C E Letocha 73 Oct. 2000
Additions to Special Interests List 2001 V Mellor 75 Jul. 2001 USA subscriptions 2002 C E Letocha 77 Oct. 2001 Subscriptions 2002 V Mellor 78 Jan. 2002 Subscriptions 2003 ditto 82 Jan. 2003 Our 21 st Anniversary R J S MacGregor 83 Apr. 2003 Antique Spectacles (letter – 1982) D C Davidson 83 Club Website R J S MacGregor 84 Jul. 2003 Subscription Reminder for 2004 V Mellor 86 Jan. 2004 87 Apr. 2004 New ‘Index’ – New Constitution R J S MacGregor/V Mellor 89 Oct. 2004 The Club Constitution 89 Subscription Reminder for 2005 V Mellor 89 Jan. 2005 ditto 90 Hurricane Katrina – Bill Rosenthal R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 Subscriptions V Mellor 94 Our 25 th Anniversary R J S MacGregor 100 Jul. 2007 The First Twenty-Five Years F Barraclough 100 Subscriptions - Reminder V Mellor 102 Jan. 2008 120 th Birthday, Petticrew Opticians, Belfast F Petticrew 103 Apr. 2008 Australia M Aitken 107 Apr. 2009 Germany R J S MacGregor 107 Newsletter Survey ditto 108 Jul. 2009 Urgent – Stop Press: search for new T Bowden 114 Jan. 2011 Membership Secretary
OAICC ewsletter: Colour Pictures R J S MacGregor 92 Jul. 2005 New Editor, T J Bowden ditto 109 Oct. 2009 Signing Off ditto 109
OAICC Visits: Keeler Museum D C Davidson 3 Mar. 1983 Proposed visit to Paris, 1985 D C Davidson 10 Jan. 1985 ditto ditto 11 Apr. 1985 A Paris – Au Printemps, 19-21.04.1985 F Barraclough 12 Jul. 1985 Proposed visit, Dollond & Aitchison D C Davidson 15 Apr. 1986
Proposed visit to Morez, France D C Davidson 16 Jul. 1986 ditto ditto 17 Oct. 1986 ditto ditto 18 Jan. 1987 Visit to Morez, 1987 V Mellor 20 Jul. 1987 Collectors’ Open Day, Ditchling D C Davidson 19 Apr. 1987 20 Jul. 1987 22 Jan. 1988 Proposed meeting in Harrogate, York or D C Davidson 20 Jul. 1987 Birmingham Club visit to Germany R J S MacGregor 32 Jul. 1990 Invitation to visit the Anglo-American Optical R J S MacGregor 33 Oct. 1990 Company in London 34 Jan. 1991
P a g e | 29 Club visit to Anglo-American Optical 35 Apr. 1991 Club visit to Italy, May 1992 R J S MacGregor 36 Jul. 1991 38 Jan. 1992 40 Jul. 1992 Club visit, BOA Foundation Museum at the R J S MacGregor 37 Oct. 1991 British College of Optometrists F Barraclough 38 Jan. 1992 Proposed visit to D & A, Birmingham R J S MacGregor 38 Club visit to Germany 1993 R J S MacGregor 40 Jul. 1992 42 Jan. 1993 44 Jul. 1993 Derby Day - Visit to Museum and Factory of R.J.S.MacGregor 40 Jul. 1992 Lancaster & Thorpe and Derby Optical 41 Oct. 1992 Company, BBC Radio Derby 42 Jan. 1993 Visit to UK, W & I Weismuller R J S MacGregor 45 Oct. 1993 Club Outing 31.10.93 - Scientific & Medical F. Barraclough 45 Oct. 1993 Instruments Fair, Portman Hotel, London, + 46 Jan. 1994 Science Museum Visit to Paris 1994 R J S MacGregor 46 Jan. 1994 48 Jul. 1994 The Netherlands Trip l995 R J S MacGregor 49 Oct. 1994 50 Jan. 1995 51 Apr. 1995 53 Oct. 1995 Proposed visit to Sweden 1996 R J S MacGregor 52 Jul. 1995 Sweden l996 53 Oct. 1995 Dates for your diary 54 Jan. 1996 Swedish Trip 56 Jul. 1996 Sweden 1996 57 Oct. 1996 Proposed visit to USA, 1997? C E Letocha 53 Oct. 1995 Switzerland l997 R J S MacGregor 53 Oct. 1995 58 Jan. 1997 60 Jul. 1997 The Thackray Museum, Leeds - a Journey A.T.Leach 61 Oct. 1997 through Medical History Visit to Royal Armouries and Thackray R J S MacGregor 62 Jan. 1998 Medical Museum 2.11.1997 Club visit to Italy – 1998 R.J.S.MacGregor 62 Jan. 1998 Club visit to Italy – May 1998 F Barraclough 64 Jul. 1998 Proposed Club visit to S Germany, 1999 R J S MacGregor 64 ditto 65 Oct. 1998 ditto 66 Jan. 1999 Club visit to Nuremberg 1999 68 Jul. 1999 Visit to ‘Un Oeil Sur Les Lunettes’ Paris V Mellor 65 Oct. 1998 Visit to Museum of Science & Industry, G Turner 65 Manchester + Pilkington Glass Museum, St Helens Club visit to Timm Museum, Hanover, 2000 R J S MacGreor 65 Oct. 1998 U Timm 66 Jan. 2000 M Ling 74 Jan. 2001 Club visit to Scotland 2001 G Turner 73 Oct. 2000 ditto ditto 74 Jan. 2001 ditto R J S MacGregor 77 Oct. 2001 Club visit, Ashwell Village Museum V Mellor 77 Oct. 2001 ditto R J S MacGregor 78 Jan. 2002 A Visit to Anne of Cleves’ House, Lewes V Mellor 77 Oct. 2001
P a g e | 30 Woolsthorpe Manor – Scene of Sir Isaac N Handley 78 Jan. 2002 Newton’s Prism Experiment Club visit to Netherlands R J S MacGregor 79 Apr. 2002 ditto ditto 80 Jul. 2002 ditto M Ling 82 Jan. 2003 The Chairman visits the Norville Optical F Barraclough 81 Oct. 2002 Company Museum Club visit, Keeler Collection, Royal College of R Keeler 81 Ophthalmologists, 30.03.2003 ditto R J S MacGregor 82 Jan. 2003 ditto ditto 84 Jul. 2003 Club visit to France and Switzerland 1 – 3 R J S MacGregor 83 Apr. 2003 September 2003 ditto G Turner 84 Jul. 2003 Return to Morez au Jura M Ling 86 Jan. 2004 L’Amy Factory Visit, Morez, France N Handley 86 Autumn in Jena R J S MacGregor 86 Club Visit to Jena, 10-13 Sept. 2004 G Turner 87 Apr. 2004 Last Chance for Jena ditto 88 Jul. 2004 September 2004: Jena Zeiss Museum, Weimar, F Barraclough 90 Jan. 2005 Wartburg Buried History – The Graveyards of Jena N Handley 90 Visit to Science Museum Collection 02.04.2004 G Turner 86 A Trip Down Under (Australia) V & M Mellor 87 Apr. 2004 Blythe House R J S MacGregor 88 Jul. 2004 Blythe House Visit J-M Devriendt 88 Florence 2004 F Barraclough 88 Hannover 2005 G Turner 91 Apr. 2005 Club Visit to Germany 2005 R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 Club Visit to Italy 2006 G Turner 95 Apr. 2006 Club Visit to Italy 13-17 September 2006 R J S MacGregor 98 Jan. 2007 Scientific Instruments Fair ditto 101 Oct. 2007 Scientific Instruments Fair 28 October 2007 V Mellor 102 Jan. 2008 Editor’s Visit to Germany & Italy April 2008 R J S MacGregor 104 Jul. 2008 Flyer for Visit to Switzerland 2008 G Holland 104 OAICC Swiss Visit Misses the End of the F Barraclough 106 Jan. 2009 World Germany: Flyer for Visit 2009 G Holland 108 Jul. 2009 2009 Club Outing to Germany J Dixon Salt 110 Jan. 2010 Netherlands visit October 2010 G Holland 111 Apr. 2010 G Turner 112 Jul. 2010 114 Jan. 2011 Visit to Udo Timm’s collection, 2011 G Holland 112 Jul. 2010 ditto 114 Jan. 2011 ditto 115 Apr. 2011
Obituaries: George Nissel D C Davidson 2 Dec. 1982 Paul Fairbanks ditto 7 Apr. 1984 H S Raybould R J S MacGregor 38 Jan. 1992 William F Besley ditto 38 Mrs Joan Rasmussen ditto 45 Oct. 1993 Miss Margaret Michell ditto 47 Apr. 1994 James Leeds ditto 52 Jul. 1995
P a g e | 31 Jan Teunissen W Banninga 59 Apr. 1997 Stuart Eadon-Allen R J S MacGregor 59 Dr Nicholas Kerkenezov P Taylor 59 Stephen James R J S MacGregor 59 Max Dunscombe ditto 61 Oct. 1997 Robert Von Sandor R J S MacGregor 62 Jan. 1998 Ronald D Albright C E Letocha 62 Dr David J Warren R J S MacGregor 62 Professor Otto Wichterle ditto 66 Jan. 1999 Derek C Davidson ditto 70 Jan. 2000 Harriet Stern (Rosenthal) ditto 71 Apr. 2000 Sir Harold Ridley ditto 77 Oct. 2001 Richard P Brown ditto 77 Peter Choyce ditto 78 Jan. 2002 Paul Loeliger ditto 79 Apr. 2002 Hugh Orr ditto 81 Oct. 2002 Henry W Hofstetter ditto 81 Colin Stenton 88 Jul. 2004 Walter and Rolf Ramstein ditto 88 89 Oct. 2004 Patrick Trevor Roper R J S MacGregor/C E Letocha 88 Jul. 2004 Archie Wright Thomson R J S MacGregor/ D Holding 89 Oct. 2004 Arthur Frank ditto 94 Jan. 2006 Michael Mellor ditto 97 Oct. 2006 Dr Samuel Yale Cutler ditto 100 Jul. 2007 J William Rosenthal, MD ditto 101 Oct. 2007 Prof. Vincent Ilardi R J S MacGregor/C E Letocha 107 Apr. 2009 Michael Birch 1926-2008 R J S MacGregor 108 Jul. 2009 Neal Benson, USA(Club member 1987-2009) T Bowden 111 Apr. 2010 Graham Knight, UK (Club member 1988-2009) ditto 111 Niall McCrudden, Ireland (Club member 1999- ditto 111 2006) Norman Bier ditto 111 David Evershed Martin N Handley/V Mellor/M Zack/ 114 Jan. 2011 T Bowden
Ocular Heritage Society: Third annual meeting, 11.04.1986 15 Apr. 1986 Meeting, Gainseville, FL, 1992 C E Letocha 40 Jul. 1992 Talk to OHS – care and cleaning antique ditto 43 Apr. 1993 spectacles Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 1994 ditto 46 Jan. 1994 Visit to London 1995 J Abrams 49 Oct. 1994 50 Jan. 1995 Report of Meeting 1996 ditto 56 Jul. 1996 ditto l997 C E Lectocha 60 Jul. 1997 Meeting, Petaluma, CA, 1998 M Ashman 63 Apr. 1998 Report of Meeting 1998 V & J Tull 65 Oct. 1998 Meeting Washington DC 2000 C E Letocha 69 Oct. 1999 Report of Meeting 2000 ditto 72 Jul. 2000
P a g e | 32 ditto 2001, Italy J Abrams 76 Apr. 2001 ditto 2002, Massachusetts C E Letocha 80 Jul. 2002 Meeting 2003, Fort Worth, Texas ditto 80 OHS subscriptions R J S MacGregor 82 Jan. 2003 21 st Annual Meeting, Chicago, 13-15 May 2004 J Tull 90 Jan. 2005 Ocular Heritage Society annual meeting 28-30 C E Letocha 92 Jul. 2005 April 2005 Meeting held 19-21 April 2007, St Augustine, ditto 100 Jul. 2007 Florida Ocular Heritage Society Meeting 9-12 April ditto 104 Jul. 2008 2008 Ocular Heritage Society Meeting 23-25 April ditto 108 Jul. 2009 2009 Ocular Heritage Society Meeting , 2010 ditto 112 Jul. 2010 One of the Oldest Optical Guilds in the World: Part 1 C B Fryer 17 Oct. 1986 Part 2 ditto 18 Jan. 1987 Part 3 ditto 19 Apr. 1987
Opera Glasses, Binoculars: Opera Glasses – letter J M Devriendt 17 Oct. 1986 Spyglasses & Opera Glasses ditto 38 Jan. 1992 Chevallier’s Spectacle Binoculars R J S MacGregor 46 Jan. 1994 Makers & Vendors of Opera Glasses and Spy J M Devriendt 53 Oct. 1995 Glasses ‘Militarische Fernglaser und Fernrohre in Heer, H Seeger 60 Jul. 1997 Luftwaffe und Marine’ Collapsible opera glasses with bellows, R J S MacGregor 64 Jul. 1998 Christie’s sale 28.05.1998 and Perret, Geneva Jean-Marie Devriendt visits Prague J-M Devriendt 64 Binocular Telescope 1720, Christie’s sale R J S MacGregor 66 Jan. 1999 17.12.98 67 Apr. 1999 Opera Glasses for Sale J D H Meijer 68 Jul. 1999 Wanted - catalogues J M Devriendt 70 Jan. 2000 Wisdom in Hindsight ditto 72 Jul. 2000 Rare opera glasses stolen R J S MacGregor 74 Jan. 2001 Sale of Robert Joel’s opera glasses ditto 77 Oct. 2001 Christies sale, opera glasses 19.6.01 K Adamson 77 Opera Glasses – ‘Antique Collecting, April F Barraclough 80 Jul. 2002 2002 Rare opera glasses found R J S MacGregor 81 Oct. 2002 Field Glasses W Reid 82 Jan. 2003 Rare opera glasses G Singer 83 Apr. 2003 Optical Bargains Hunted Down on Live TV R J S MacGregor 84 Jul. 2003 Rare opera glasses purchased ditto 84 USA: Sale of opera glasses carried by Abraham R J S MacGregor 85 Oct. 2003 Lincoln Auctions: Sotheby’s 16.12.2003 G Turner 87 Apr. 2004 Opera Glasses sold on eBay A McBrayer 93 Oct. 2005 Rare Opera Glasses Sold R J S MacGregor 95 Apr. 2006 Voigtlaender opera glasses and Patent plaque 95 Voigtlaender Patent application 95
P a g e | 33 The Earliest Opera Glasses F Barraclough/J-M Devriendt 95 Visit to Belgium R J S MacGregor 96 Jul. 2006 Advertisement: F G Phillips, opera glasses 97 Oct. 2006 Opera, Field and Marine Glasses H L Taylor, 1897 98 Jan. 2007 Sale, Bonhams, 9.1.2007. Eight sold V Mellor 99 Apr. 2007 Dickinson’s Real Deal, opera glasses sold- UK R J S MacGregor 99 TV 07.12.2006 UK TV Auction 3 June 2008: Opera Glasses, R J S MacGregor 105 Oct. 1008 £45 Earliest known Voigtlaender binocular opera Sternberg-Josefson Collection 110 Jan. 2010 glasses, circa 1823
Ophthalmics/Ophthalmology: Ophthalmics in the Reign of Henry VIII C B Fryer 47 Apr. 1994 Ophthalmics in the Reign of George II ditto 48 Jul. 1994 Unorthodox Ophthalmics: The Iridiagnosis ditto 65 Oct. 1998 Story British Journal of Ophthalmology 1917-2005 C E Letocha 105 Oct. 2008 The Bates’ Method, part 1 J Dixon Salt 110 Jan. 2010 Part 2 J Dixon Salt & N Handley 111 Apr. 2010
Optical Art: Thomas Hurst 1782, by B Vandergucht, R J S MacGregor 70 Jan 2000 College of Optometrists, London Eyewear in Early European Art - C Fryer Part 1: The first representations 70 Part 2: The Extraordinary Mr Bosch 72 Jul. 2000 Part 3: Collaert’s vendor, etc. 73 Oct. 2000 A 21 st Century Print Room N Handley 71 Apr. 2000 Scientific and Medical Portraits, 1600-2000 R J S MacGregor 72 Jul. 2000 Vanity Fair Prints N Handley 75 Apr. 2001 The artist John Kay R J S MacGregor 76 Jul. 2001 Lake Constance cathedral - painting P Loeliger 78 Jan. 2002 Painting with light – Camera Obscura, Pt 1 C Fryer 78 Pt 2 79 Apr. 2002 Electros for Opticians A T Leach 79 College buys first print R J S MacGregor 80 Jul. 2002 Earliest print: Rudimentum Novitiorum 81 Oct. 2002 Customised Paintings M Remus 81 Identify the Six Engravings! R J S MacGregor 83 Apr. 2003 Cawston, St Agnes Church R J S MacGregor 84 Jul. 2003 St Matthew at St Agnes’ Church, Cawston M Ling 86 Jan. 2004 ‘The Tax Collectors’, Roemerswale C Metter 87 Apr. 2004 Croatia R J S Macgregor 91 Apr. 2005 Old Man with Spectacles Behind his Ear,c.1760 G Zocchi 94 Jan. 2006 Artist with Palette, 1886 J Q Pringle 98 Jan. 2007 Gli Occhiali nella Pittura dal XIV al XX Secolo R La Mattina 99 Apr. 2007 ‘The Tax Collectors’ c 1540 - detail 101 Oct. 2007 Engraving from ‘The British Workman’ 1883 101 Lacquered optical works of art, Part I P Aangenendt 102 Jan. 2008 Part II F Barraclough/J Dixon Salt 102 Spanish School oil painting – Sale, Sotheby, V Mellor 103 Apr. 2008 12.2.2008
P a g e | 34 Portrait Miniatures – Sale, Bonhams, 19.2.2008 F Barraclough/VMellor 103 Miniature Portrait on Ivory P Aangenendt 104 Jul. 2008 Ametropic painters P Aangenendt 104 Eyeglasses in Japanese Pre-Modern Painting S Shirayama 106 Jan. 2009 Copy of ‘The Misers’ (Tax Collectors) sold V Mellor 106 Copperplate engraving, Jeremias Wolff (Illustr) P Aangenendt 107 Apr. 2009
Optical Ceramics: J W Rosenthal 72 Jul. 2000
Optical Fans: F Barraclough 70 Jan. 2000 Big Sale at Christie’s R J S MacGregor 91 Apr. 2005 Victorian fan/lorgnette (Illustration) 103 Apr. 2008 Optical fan (Illustr.): Château Malmaison A Pougetoux 112 Jul 2010
Optical Patron Saints: 1. Saint Lucia J Dixon Salt 27 Apr. 1989 48 Jul. 1994 49 Oct. 1994 2. Saint Odilia ditto 49 3. Saint Herve ditto 51 Apr. 1995 4. Saint Audomarus ditto 52 Jul. 1995 5. Saint Raphael Archangel ditto 53 Oct. 1995 6. Saint Govan ditto 55 Apr. 1996 7. Saint Leodegarius ditto 56 Jul. 1996 8. Saint Guthlac A T Leach 56 Odilia, Patron Saint of Opticians P Aangenendt 65 Oct. 1998 ‘Die Heilige Ottilie – Patronin der ditto 67 Apr. 1999 Augengranken’ by T. Grossman Four European statues of St Lucy, carved wood P Aangenendt 106 Jan. 2009 ( Illustration)
Optical Photography: Udo Timm’s photographs for ‘Neues Optiker 17 Oct. 1986 Journal’ Taking Photographs of Optical U Timm 21 Oct. 1987 Items
Optics The Twin Founders of Modern Optics, Part 2 C Fryer 90 Jan. 2005 Part 3 ditto 91 Apr. 2005 Trial Case Sold, ‘Bargain Hunt’, BBC TV R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 A Look at Optometrists ditto 95 Apr. 2006 Eyes to the Blind J Dixon Salt 101 Oct. 2007 Eye Lotions, Salves and Ointments W Banninga 101 Colour Defects and the Williams’ Lantern J Dixon Salt 107 Apr. 2009
Oriental Spectacles/Cases: Letters re Chinese Spectacles & Marco Polo D C Davidson & Others 6 Jan. 1984 Rasmussen D C Davidson 19 Apr 1987 20 Jul. 1987 21 Oct. 1987 22 Jan. 1988 43 Apr. 1993 O Rasmussen tests Imperial Sight ditto 29 Oct.1989
P a g e | 35 Spectacles from Sri Lanka E Krabbe 21 Oct. 1987 Letter - Chinese Spectacles E Muth 19 Apr. 1987 Letter - Copies of Chinese Spectacles P Marly 20 Jul. 1987 The Introduction of Spectacles into Japan S Shirayama 35 Apr. 1991 Spectacles in Chinese History ditto 36 Jul. 1991 Optical Legends of Old Cathay C B Fryer 49 Oct. 1994 Old Chinese Spectacles ditto 51 Apr. 1995 Inscriptions on Chinese Spectacle Cases R J S MacGregor 67 Apr. 1999 Oriental Cases ditto 87 Apr. 2004 Eyeglasses in Japanese Pre-Modern Painting S Shirayama 106 Jan. 2009
Other Organisations: Scientific Instrument Society R J S MacGregor 50 Jan. 1995 The Knights of Rhodes C Fryer 56 Apr. 1996 Historical Medical Equipment Society D Warren 59 Apr. 1997 Stanhope Collectors’ Club D Jull 70 Jan. 2000 Plastics Historical Society M Ling 81 Oct. 2002 ditto ditto 83 Apr. 2003 Charitable Donations to EyeCare America N Medow 86 Jan. 2004 Foundation Southbridge Revisited (American Optical) Tim Bowden 110 Jan. 2010 350 th Anniversary of the Foundation of the T Bowden/N Handley 111 Apr. 2010 Royal Society: talk on the Dollond family and Microscopy
Patents: Storer – Syllepsis Glasses H Orr 8 Jul. 1984 Optical Patents A Leach 62 Jan. 1998 William Storer’s Enigmatic Patents R J S MacGregor 65 Oct. 1998 Patentees and Makers R J S MacGregor 74 Jan. 2001 Not so patently obvious N Handley 84 Jul. 2003 Voigtlaender Patent plaque 95 Apr. 2006 Voigtlaender Patent application 95 The Supra and Patent specification 95 Adams’ 1797 Patent Spectacles 96 Jul. 2006 Patent 13,367: Anderson’s specification for R J S MacGregor 99 Apr. 2007 spring joints Patent 916: Anderson’s temple with spiral R J S MacGregor 99 spring Advertisement: Stebbing & Wood, 99 advertising Anderson’s Patent Patent drawing of Robert Bretell Bates’ Eyre & Spottiswoode 100 Jul. 2007 Lorgnette, 1825 DRGM (Germany ) R J S MacGregor 106 Jan. 2009 1841 patent of spectacles with loop slide T. Eltonhead 106 temples British patent 20389, 1900, C. Sharland: R J S MacGregor 108 Jul. 2009 spectacles for rearward-vision Patent 26149, 1904, A. Larson: spectacles for Ditto 108 rearward-vision Patent 8650, Pince-Nez by G C Batemen 1904 A Leach 113 Oct. 2010
Personal: Marriage: A Vanlathem,E Cossement 77 Oct. 2001
P a g e | 36 Thanks J W Rosenthal 82 Jan. 2003 New E-mail address S Shirayama 84 Jul. 2003 Info wanted on family history, Nathan, Dublin J Enoch 114 Jan. 2011 Help offered H &D Obstfeld 115 Apr. 2011
Pince ez/Eyeglasses: The Elliot-Jones ‘pince-nez’ Ascot 27 Apr. 1989 Pince-Nez article in ‘D O Z’ magazine U Timm 60 Jul. 1997 The Amazing Pince-Nez R J S MacGregor 69 Oct. 1999 The Jules Cottet Pince-Nez A T Leach 71 Apr. 2000 Unusual Eyeglasses (aluminium) R J S MacGregor 85 Oct. 2003 How to put on Spectacles or Spring Folders John Browning 1892 106 Jan. 2009 Illustration: Whalebone nose-spectacles c 1700 U Timm 108 Jul. 2009 Illustrations: Nose-spectacles from Ceylon U Timm 108 Nippers-Clippers-Pinchers-also known as R S Roush 111 Apr. 2010 Pince-Nez Pince nez – G C Bateman patent 1904 A Leach 113 Oct. 2010 Research into pince nez – help wanted ditto 115 Apr. 2011
Postage Stamps: Telescope on German stamp 30 Jan. 1990 Spectacles on Stamps V Mellor 31 Apr. 1990 C.B. Fryer 35 Apr. 1991 25 optical theme stamps for sale R J S MacGregor 40 Jul. 1992 Philately: Bonn, July 1996, first-day cover P Aangenendt 58 Jan. 1997 Morez 20-23.9.96, franked cover Australia – first stamp featuring an eyebath ditto 71 Apr. 2000 (Peter Taylor) Stamp with rivet spectacles P Aangenendt 78 Jan. 2002 Optics & Philately (‘Points de Vue’, Autumn F Albe 79 Apr. 2002 2001) Optical stamp P Aangenendt 93 Oct. 2005 Dame Edna Everage 50c Australian stamp 2004 (Illustration) 103 Apr. 2008 400 jarr telescoop (Netherlands) P Aangenendt 106 Jan. 2009 Dollond spyglass (Netherlands 2008) ditto 106 Jan. 2009
Proverbs: Russian Proverb R J S MacGregor 81 Oct. 2002
Publicity, Trade Cards, etc.: Trade Cards of Olde London C B Fryer/D C Davidson 40 Jul. 1992 Two German Trade Cards W Weismuller 56 Jul. 1996
Advertisment: J & H Taylor 68 Jul. 1999 98 Jan. 2007 99 Apr. 2007 J B Chamberlain, London R J S MacGregor 74 Jan. 2001 James Mann, Optician, London A T Leach 75 Apr. 2001 1828 W Dowling ditto 75 1840 Andrew Pritchard, London R J S MacGregor 78 Jan. 2002 D McGregor, Glasgow & Greenock ditto 80 Jul. 2002 Anglo American Optical Co, London ditto 80 S.L. 1901 (Spectacle bridges) 86 Jan. 2004 Curry & Paxton 1918 (Invoice) 86
P a g e | 37 Lenton & Rusby Ltd 87 Apr. 2004 Surgical Manf. Co. Ltd. (Eyebaths) 88 Jul. 2004 Willmott’s Ltd x 2 (Cases for Eyeglasses) 88 C. Davis Keeler Ltd (Polaroid glasses) 88 M W Dunscombe 89 Oct. 2004 Nitsche & Gunther Optical Co. Ltd 90 Jan. 2005 D H Hall & Company Ltd 90 American Optical Company x 3 91 Apr. 2005 Spectacles & Eyeglasses showcard 92 Jul. 2005 Dowling; Pritchard; Harris & Son 92 Optrex W Banninga 93 Oct. 2005 J H Price-Bond 93 Optical shop sign sold at Christie’s, 19.10.2005 R J S MacGregor 94 Jan. 2006 Advertisement: Russell & Leslie’s, Thurso 94 Price List, William Jones, London ditto 96 Jul. 2006 Paper Spectacle-case liner advertising Spencer 96 Optical Mfg. Co. NY George Adams, advertisement 96 BOA Museum and Optometry profession 96 Pince-Nez shop sign, Christie’s sale 12 07.2006 97 Oct. 2006 Advertisement: F G Phillips, opera glasses 97 Advertisement: Zeiss Vertex Refractionometer 97 Advertisement: Wm Stephens & Co 97 Advertisement: Algha 97 Advertisement: D F McLeod 97 Advertisement: Curry & Paxton Ltd., R J S MacGregor 98 Jan. 2007 J & H Taylor, Birmingham ditto 98 Publicity: Broken Pince-Nez 98 Optician’s hanging sign: John Q Pringle 98 Advertisement: J S Eidmans & Co 99 Apr. 2007 Advertisement: Stebbing & Wood, advertising 99 Anderson’s Patent Advertisements: Lizars’ catalogues 1859 The Penny Post, 5 March 1859 100 Jul. 2007 1935 Lizars’ catalogue 1935 100 1892 + 1930s Lizars’ catalogues 100 John Hogan, c. 1710-1740; illustration R J S MacGregor 103 Apr. 2008 Edward Scarlett’s Trade Card (earlier version) D Fleishman 104 Jul. 2008 J Fenton Hamilton 106 Jan. 2009 Publicity: Postal Boxes, Horton & Arlidge Ltd 108 Jul. 2009 The Visioscope Optical Co., Victoria, Australia 108 W & S Jones, London, c. 1860 BOA Museum, London 109 Oct.2009 Ramsden, London C Fryer 109
Advertisement: Soldati-Craveri Tagliabue y 109 Cia., Buenos Aires Advetisement: John Bleuler, Optician, London 109 Front page of The Sun newspaper (R Barker) 113 Oct. 2010
Quizzers: World-famous Quizzer Dropped R J S MacGregor 56 Jul. 1996 c. 1800 quizzer sold at Bateman auction 2010 113 Oct. 2010 The Quizzer-magnifier? (+ Illustrations.) F Barraclough 114 Jan. 2011
P a g e | 38 Repairers: J F Elcomb+Oakhill Optical Lab. Ltd. 5 Oct. 1983 B P G Fowler 6 Jan. 1984
Restoration Work: ‘Ascot’ 1 - Removal of dirt 1 Sept. 1982 2 - Rust removal 2 Dec. 1982 3 - Cleaning & restoration of tortoiseshell 3 Mar. 1983 4 - Cleaning cases 4 Jul. 1983 5 - Repairs to damaged antique spectacles 5 Oct. 1983 6 - Identifying real shell & other materials 6 Jan. 1984 used in the manufacture of spectacles 7 – Lenses 7 Apr. 1984 8 - Care & repair of optical books, etc. and on 8 Jul. 1984 preservation 9 - Restoration of Chinese papier-maché 9 Oct. 1984 spectacle case 10 - Recap of Parts 1 – 3 10 Jan. 1985 11 - Optical instruments 13 Oct. 1985 12 – Shagreen 14 Jan. 1986 13 – Blueing 16 Jul. 1986 14 – Gilding & Electroplating 19 Apr. 1987 15 - General hints 22 Jan. 1988 ‘Restoring Ophthalmic Antiques’ R J S MacGregor 31 Apr. 1990 ditto (new edition) ditto 105 Oct. 2008 Reconstruction & Restoration of antique by H Dahmen 114 Jan. 2011 spectacles Norville News Nov. 2010 : spectacle repair R Pearson 114 www.deadmensspex.com ditto 114
Scissors Spectacles: Scissors Spectacles R J S MacGregor 99 Apr. 2007 Scissors Spectacles P Aangenendt/H Scharf 100 Jul. 2007 Scissors Spectacles sold R J S MacGregor 102 Jan. 2008 Scissors spectacles, Museo dell’Occhiale 112 Jul. 2010
Sight/Vision: The Cures of the Day, c.1882, 1655 1 Sept. 1982 3 Mar. 1983 An oyntment for a mote in one’s eye 5 Oct. 1983 Sight for Sore Eyes D C Davidson 14 Jan. 1986 Jesus Curing the Blind D C Davidson 14 Jan. 1986 Dr. Isaac Thomson’s Celebrated Eye Water A.R.Ferry & M Ferry 18 Jan. 1987 Singleton’s Eye Ointment D C Davidson 18 The London Society for Teaching the Blind to Illustrated London News 20 Jul. 1987 Read The Bronte Parsonage D C Davidson 23 Apr. 1988 Eyes and Squints in the 17c. & before ditto 26 Jan. 1989 Maya people and squints D C Davidson 26 Guide Dog appeal ditto 30 Jan. 1990 Letter from Benjamin Franklin, 1784 34 Jan. 1991 Paris 1746 Monsieur Thomin 43 Apr. 1993 The Oculists of Myddfai C Fryer 59 Apr. 1997 ‘Quacks’ D C Davidson 60 Jul. 1997
P a g e | 39 The First Cataract Surgery ditto 63 Apr. 1998 Myth and Mumbo Jumbo ditto 66 Jan. 1999 Charity Effort: Fight for Sight & Walk the S Specs 68 Jul. 1999 Walk Eye Spy V Mellor 69 Oct. 1999 Extacts from ‘The Quacks of Old London’, C J L Jenkin 69 S Thompson Old Reading Test Types J H Newman 75 Apr. 2001 Sir Isaac Newton’s Vision R J S MacGregor 78 Jan. 2002 A Tale from Ancient Greece – retold C Fryer 80 Jul. 2002 Russian Proverb 81 Oct. 2002 George III 4 July 1805 C E Letocha 84 Jul. 2003 Vision and Fashion in 1824 C E Letocha 85 Oct. 2003
Silver Spectacle Makers & Their Marks: Part 1 P Fairbanks 3 Mar. 1983 Part 2 ditto 7 Apr. 1984 Part 3 ditto 8 Jul. 1984 Part 4 – Compilation from notes ditto 10 Jan. 1985 Part 5 - Makers’ Marks on Antique Gold & ditto 36 Jul. 1991 Silver Spectacles & Cases -comprehensive list with names of apprentices Spectacles with Glasgow hallmark R J S MacGregor 64 Jul. 1998 Maker’s mark IH J Dixon Salt 79 Apr. 2002 Silver spectacles with treble-hinged folding P Aangenendt 86 Jan. 2004 sides Spectacle Makers’ Silver Marks J Dixon Salt 104 Jul. 2008
Songs/Song sheets: Going for a Song C E Letocha 58 Jan. 1997
Spectacle Bridges: Illustrations from SL Catalogue, 1901 86 Jan. 2004 Bow Spectacles & Folding Nose Spectacles Moyse’s Hall Museum 95 Apr. 2006
Spectacle Cases: Spectacle Cases – Part 1 (oriental) 6 Jan. 1984 ditto – Part 2 (wooden) 7 Apr. 1984 ditto – Part 3 (17c.) 9 Oct. 1984 Collecting in the US–Lenses & Cases E Muth 8 Jul. 1984 A Case Collector P Elliman 15 Apr. 1986 Spectacles & Cases from Sri Lanka E Krabbe 21 Oct. 1987 Willmotts - Case Makers to the World from Company Brochure - D C D 28 Jul. 1989 Inscriptions on Chinese Spectacle Cases R J S MacGregor 67 Apr. 1999 More about English combination nose ditto 67 spectacles Silver cases stolen N Handley 76 Jul. 2001 Spectacle Cases R J S MacGregor 79 Apr. 2002 Part 1 – The Oldest Existing Spectacle Cases Part 2 – banjo style ditto 80 Jul. 2002 Part 3 – Wooden ‘dug-out’ cases ditto 81 Oct. 2002 Part 4 – the figure of eight cases ditto 83 Apr. 2003 Part 5 – Georgian spectacle cases ditto 84 Jul. 2003 Part 6 – Souvenir Cases ditto 85 Oct. 2003
P a g e | 40 Part 7 – Chatelaine Cases ditto 86 Jan. 2004 Part 8 – Oriental Cases ditto 87 Apr. 2004 Part 9 – Spring-Lid Cases ditto 88 Jul. 2004 Part 10 - Casemakers ditto 90 Jan. 2005 Fruitwood spectacle case ditto 90 Whalebone spectacles in pull-off case - eBay A McBrayer 93 Oct. 2005 Carved boxwood double spectacle case - eBay ditto 93 Brass spectacle case 16c-17c Luneburg State Dept of 94 Jan.. 2006 Archeology Box for leather spectacles, Gnalic shipwreck 94 Tartanware spectacle case F Barraclough 95 Apr. 2006 Bargain Hunt, BBC 1, 24.2.2006: silver case R J S MacGregor 96 Jul. 2006 eBay: Sale of Banjo-style spectacle case F Barraclough 97 Oct. 2006 Real tortoiseshell spectacle case, 19c P Aangenendt, C Aangenendt 98 Jan. 2007 Rare spectacles with matching case Kunsthistoricshes Museum, 100 Jul 2007 Vienna Secondary side of pear-shaped spectacle case Kunsthistoricsches Museum, 100 Vienna Wooden spectacle case P Aangenendt 101 Oct. 2007 Spectacle cases (illustration) 102 Jan. 2008 Carved Boxwood case sold, Christie’s R J S MacGregor 104 Jul. 2008 23 April 2008 + Illustration UK TV Auction 3. 6.2008: Spectacle Case £65 ditto 105 Oct. 2008 Illustration: Carved boxwood spectacle case U Timm 108 Jul 2009 Illustrations: Spectacle cases from Ceylon U Timm 108 Antiques Roadshow appearance G Turner/G Conway 111 Apr. 2010 Illustration: four spectacles cases G Conway 111 Spectacle cases, Mme A Heymann collection 112 Jul. 2010 Flip-top case, 1702 E Welch, Jr 114 Jan. 2011 The case D Fleishman/ F Barraclough 115 Apr. 2011
Spectacle Joints: Low-down on high joints R J S MacGregor 63 Apr. 1998 Spring Tension Spectacle Joints – Two Early A McBrayer 99 Apr. 2007 US Patents from 1829-1833 Spring Joints in Great Britain + illustrations R J S MacGregor 99
Spectacle Makers, Optical Firms, Opticians: Silver spectacle makers – see above Early London Opticians D C Davidson 59 Apr. 1997 Old London Masters , Part 1 (Scarlett, Ayscough) C Fryer 103 Apr. 2008 Part 2 (Dollond) ditto 104 Jul. 2008 Part 3 (Dollond) ditto 106 Jan 2009 Some17c spectacle makers: Part 1 - Abraham D C Davidson 21 Oct. 1987 17c – 19c: Part 2 – Adams Family ditto 22 Jan. 1988 Adams’ Patent Spectacles R J S MacGregor 96 Jul. 1996 Dudley Adams : Optician to HM The King C Fryer 113 Oct. 2010 Adams Spectacles on headband ditto 113 Anderson ditto 99 H W Anger , Wisconsin, 1865 H W Anger 91 Apr. 2005 My ‘Anglo American’ Aunt P Dowden 80 Jul. 2002 The A. O. Collections D A Fleishman 91 Apr. 2005 R. Archer & Sons Ltd. D C Davidson 47 Apr. 1994
P a g e | 41 Ruffled Feathers ( James Ayscough, Benjamin R J S MacGregor 91 Apr. 2005 Martin) Barry & Beale and Partners , Auckland, New D C Davidson 44 Jul. 1993 Zealand Robert Bretell Bate 100 Jul. 2007 George Campion Bateman G Turner 113 Oct. 2010 Michael Birch 1926-2008, Designer of R J S MacGregor 108 Jul. 2009 spectacle frames Bordé family - opticians, Paris 1856-1991 ditto 47 Apr. 1994 J G A Chevallier / Charles Chevalier / P Marly 47 Arthur Chevalier Crippen - Optician Extraordinary, Murderer & D C Davidson 26 Jan. 1989 Maker of Radio History Curry & Paxton , Ltd. D C Davidson 45 Oct. 1993 Boots Roots (Boots Opticians – Curry & R J S MacGregor 82 Jan. 2003 Paxton and Clement Clarke) Curry & Paxton forty five years ago B Mitchell 102 Jan. 2008 Is it true what they say about Dixey ? D C Davidson 28 Jul. 1989 Dixey , Dispensing Opticians ditto 46 Jan. 1994 Dollond & Aitchison , Purchase of Keelers, D C Davidson 18 Jan 1987 Elkington’s Pantascopic Spectacles D C Davidson 4 Jul. 1983 ditto – letter P Baird 4 Great Scots ( Fleming family) V Mellor/R J S MacGregor 64 Jul. 1998 Charles Frank Ltd. of Glasgow R J S MacGregor 50 Jan. 1995 Golden Memories A Frank 58 Jan. 1997 Jacob Franks, Manchester J Wetton 58 The General Optical Company H Orr 78 Jan. 2002 Snippets: Roger Grant , Oculist D C Davidson 28 Jul. 1989 Snippets: Sir Thomas Gresham ditto 28 The Alfred Hawes Story ditto 103 Jan. 2008 Lizars , Scotland, celebrate centenary R J S MacGregor 42 Jan. 1993 Lizars – Opticians since 1830 ditto 100 Jul. 2007 Quotation: Lizars Sir D Brewster 100 Sale of ‘ Black & Lizars ’ ditto 104 Jul. 2008 McAllister D C Davidson 13 Oct. 1985 John McAllister , the First True Optician in C E Letocha 52 Jul. 1995 the USA The Stormy Life of James Mann (1660-1730) H Orr 67 Apr. 1999 Pierre Marly website P Marly 88 Jul. 2004 John Marshall Maker of Optick Glasses ‘Daily Courant’ 1720 33 Oct. 1990 Martin ’s Margins R J S MacGregor 73 Oct. 2000 ‘B.M .’ (= Benjamin Martin) C E Letocha 81 Oct. 2002 Thomas Molyneux E Muth 35 Apr. 1991 ditto C B Fryer 36 Jul. 1991 egretti & Zambra D C Davidson 69 Oct. 1999 & G: Hat ‘Orthoptic’ 1910 (Illustration) 103 Apr. 2008 Spectacle-making in uremberg, Regensburg & Furth during the 16 th , 17 th and 18 th centuries: Part 1 M v Rohr 81 Oct. 2002 Part 2 ditto 82 Jan. 2003 Part 3 ditto 83 Apr. 2003 Samuel Pemberton R J S MacGregor 85 Oct. 2003 Invoice: M Pillischer , Optician, 1870 (Illustr.) 103 Apr. 2008 Jesse Ramsden F.R.S. Part 1 C Fryer 107 Apr. 2009
P a g e | 42 Part 2 ditto 108 Jul. 2009 Part 3 ditto 109 Oct. 2009 The Brothers Rams tein R J S MacGregor 89 Oct. 2004 Illustration: Ramstein Optik, Basel 106 Jan. 2009 Rasmussen and the ex-Emperor of China O Rasmussen 29 Oct. 1989 Thomas Ribright c 1712-1781 H Orr 71 Apr. 2000 Edward Scarlett D C Davidson 6 Jan. 1984 Letter – E Scarlett E Muth 23 Apr. 1988 Antique Collector’s Dream I, II, III ( Scarlett H Orr & R J S MacGregor 32 Jul. 1990 spectacles) Edward Scarlett’s Trade Card (an earlier D Fleishman 104 Jul. 2008 version) Schmidt Family, Nuremberg W Weismuller, C Metter 58 Jan. 1997 Syllepsis Glasses ( William Storer ) H Orr 8 Jul. 1984 Optiker Tauber; Optiker Kriegsmann W Weismuller 56 Jul. 1996 The J & H Taylor Story D C Davidson/R J S MacGregor 99 Apr. 2007 Thomin , Paris P Marly 43 Apr. 1993 D Davidson 44 Jul. 1994 Production of Spectacles by Three Friars , V Ilardi 87 Apr. 2004 Florence Turlington , The Great Spectacle-Maker H Orr 61 Oct. 1997 Voigtlaender opera glasses 95 Apr. 2006 Max Wiseman’s Own Story Contributed by F Norville 97 Oct. 2006 The Woman in the Optical Business (1943) H Pistor 87 Apr. 2004 Livery Dinner of the Worshipful Company of F Norville; N Handley; 90 Jan 2005 Spectacle Makers - posters RJS MacGregor A Man in Advance of his Time (Dr J Zahn) C Fryer 75 Apr. 2001 Zeiss D C Davidson 68 Jul. 1999 Advertisement: W Rinesz , Optician, Vienna 109 Oct. 2009
Spectacle Sides: Spectacle sides – potted dates: 1 - 2nd qtr l8c to end of 19c. D C Davidson 1 Sept. 1982 2 - 20c - The Plastic Era ditto 2 Dec. 1982 The When & Where of Spectacle Sides D C Davidson 22 Jan. 1988 A Significant Find (See N.letters 69 & 70) N Handley 68 Jul. 1999 Sleeping sides R J S MacGregor 77 Oct. 2001 The sliding-sides enigma R J S MacGregor 77 Sliding sides S Tanner 78 Jan. 2002 Early sliding sides R J S MacGregor 84 Jul. 2003 85 Oct. 2003 Spectacles with treble-hinged folding sides P Aangenendt 86 Jan. 2004 Side Tracking N Handley 96 Jul. 2006 Narrow Slide Temples in America: Part 1 A McBrayer 106 Jan. 2009 Part 2 ditto 109 Oct. 2009 Telescopic spectacle sides - Illustration BOA Museum 106 Jan. 2009
Spectacles, Vision Aids in General: The Development of Spectacles - see 7 articles D C Davidson from 5 Oct. 1983 under ‘Development’ Tube spectacles Bishop of Farnes 6 Jan. 1984 Spectacles on Tokens, Medals, Medallions Mr Sabell 7 Apr. 1984 ditto 8 Jul. 1984
P a g e | 43 Syllepsis Glasses H Orr 8 Pre-war Spectacles still in regular use D C Davidson 8 D-spectacles worn by Wm. Ball, 19c 9 Oct. 1984 Spectacles owned by Archbishop of contributed by 16 Jul. 1986 York 1421, Henry VIII & Others D C Davidson In Church 23 Apr. 1988 Robin Pit Pony D C Davidson 25 Oct. 1988 Shoes and Spectacles ditto 25 Iconographic Spectacles American Optometric Historical 25 Soc. The Fairy Spectacles D C Davidson 26 Jan. 1989 Dejà Vu – ‘History of Spectacles’ 29 Oct. 1989 Name the Spectacles and their Wearers ditto 30 Jan. 1990 The Invention of Spectacles and the J Dreyfus 31 Apr. 1990 Advent of Printing Antique Collector’s Dream (Scarlett spectacles) H Orr; 32 Jul. 1990 R J S MacGregor Scarlett-type spectacles, Kassel Museum of M Hamberger 33 Oct. 1990 Scientific History Spectacles of JMW Turner, Clore R J S MacGregor 33 Gallery Benjamin Franklin spectacles C E Letocha 35 Jul. 1991 Celebrity Spectacles P Marly 39 Apr. 1992 More Celebrity Spectacles OHS, USA 39 Spectacles found in tree, c. 1800 D Thomson 42 Jan. 1993 Poem - ‘The Spectacles’ A Ramsay 42 Sir Walter Scott’s spectacles R J S MacGregor 43 Apr. 1993 The Queen without her spectacles R J S MacGregor 44 Jul. 1994 Age Markings on Antique Spectacles and J C Pointer 45 Oct. 1993 Lenses ditto 53 Oct. 1995 A Few Words About Spectacles H Beez, Jena 45 Oct. 1993 Ghent Bird, Dragon with Spectacles or Red R J S MacGregor 46 Jan. 1994 Herring? The Spectacle and Spectacles in Medieval C B Fryer 52 Jul. 1995 Literature Dog spectacles P Marly 54 Jan. 1996 Goldsmith’s Gross of Green Spectacles C B Fryer 58 Jan. 1997 Fancy Spectacles (Kirk Brothers) The Optician & Scientific 61 Oct. 1997 Instrument Maker True ‘Windsor’ spectacles V Tabacchi 64 Jul. 1998 Spectacles with Scottish hallmark 1835 R J S MacGregor 64 English Terminology for Spectacles ditto 67 Apr. 1999 Flynn of the North W Banninga 67 Storer Spectacles Found (See N.letter 68) R J S MacGregor 69 Oct. 1999 More About the Storer Find ditto 70 Jan. 2000 Adaptive Spectacles L Jenkin 69 Oct.1999 Tubular Spectacles C E Letocha 72 Jul. 2000 Amber Spectacles (Extracted from ‘Spectacle G Cox 72 Secrets’ 1838) Second-Hand Spectacles R J S MacGregor 74 Jan. 2001 ‘The Pinch’ of Salt (purchase of steel hat- J Dixon-Salt 75 Apr. 2001 spectacles) Timm’s Mastersroke U Timm 76 Jul. 2001
P a g e | 44 Spectacles and Folders Compared, 1889 J Browning 76 Of Spectacles (Clef du Cabinet) 1802 Speculator 79 Apr. 2002 Family Tree of Spectacles (German) MacGregor/Loeliger/ 79 Hallauer Carved Spectacles H Scharf 81 Oct. 2002 Folding Spectacles R J S MacGregor 85 Oct. 2003 The Emperor’s New Spectacles O D Rasmussen 85 Norfolk Spectacles M Ling 86 Jan. 2004 Cyclops, single spectacle ‘L’introuvable’ – M V Mellor 87 Apr. 2004 Marien Nuremberg-style spectacles in reliquary M Pallone 87 Eyeglasses through the ages D Fleishman 87 Dog spectacles R J S MacGregor 88 Jul. 2004 St Philip Neri’s spectacles M & N Pallone 88 Shikar Safety Spectacles, for shooting in India R Keeler 89 Oct. 2004 Italy: Spectacles of Saint Giuseppe Calasanzio M & N Pallone 90 Jan. 2005 Spectacles – round, steel, turnpin sides, 3 pairs D Fleishman 90 of lenses Horrific. ‘Eyeglasses’ for nose-piercing F Barraclough 91 Apr. 2005 D-Spectacles, Horseshoe Spectacles and N Handley 92 Jul. 2005 Protective ‘Railway’ Spectacles The Augsberg Art Cabinet in Uppsala (+ C E Letocha 92 spectacles) Two lens reading glass, Regensburg c. 1600 94 Jan. 2006 Diopter spectacles R J S MacGregor 94 ditto ditto 95 Apr. 2006 New Light through Old Pinholes: Pinhole J Pointer 94 Jan. 2006 Glasses Resurrected The Supra R J S MacGregor 95 Apr. 2006 Triplex Spectacles 1924 95 Headlamp Spectacles 1930 95 Walking Costume 95 The Times 13.05.2006: Buddah of the Golden M E Mellor/ C Fryer 96 Jul. 2006 Spectacles eBay: sale of Martin’s Margins steel spectacles R J S MacGregor 97 Oct. 2006 eBay: sale of reproduction ring-end spectacles ditto 97 Franklin bifocals 1785, 1798 D Fleishman 98 Jan. 2007 Sixteenth Century Spectacles and Prices R J S MacGregor 101 Oct. 2007 Model eye of ivory on base of wood BOA Museum 101 Apotropaic Spectacle Marks N Handley 101 Eye lotions, salves & ointments, pot cover, etc. W Banninga 101 Father Frank Flynn W Banninga 102 Fifteenth Century Spectacles and Prices R J S MacGregor 102 Harry Potter’s spectacles on display, Liverpool ditto 103 Apr. 2008 Fourteenth Century Spectacles and Prices ditto 103 Dame Edna’s Inspiration H Obstfeld 103 Whalebone Spectacles- D Fleishman 104 Jul. 2008 www.antiquespectacles.com John Lennon’s Spectacles R J S MacGregor 105 Oct. 2008 Tudor Edwards’ Catheter Spectacles J Dixon Salt 106 Jan. 2009 How to put on Spectacles or Spring-Folders John Browning 1892 106 Illustration: whalebone nose-spectacles, c. 1700 U Timm 108 Jul. 2009 Illustrations: Nose-spectacles from Ceylon U Timm 108 Wing Mirrors for People R J S MacGregor 108
P a g e | 45 Squint Masks and Spectacles J Dixon Salt 108 Pair of Eye Preservers (Safety goggles) ditto 111 Apr. 2010 Known for Their Spectacles: The Two Ronnies N Handley 113 Oct. 2010 The Two Ronnies V Mellor 114 Jan. 2011 c. 1870 cataract spectacles ; c.1870 welding 113 spectacles; Silver double-D spectacles (Illustr.) English Shooting Spectacles J Dixon Salt 115 Apr. 2011 Secret Bifocals L Jenkin/R J S MacGregor/ 115 N Handley/ T Bowden
Spina Frontalis Monocle: U Timm 78 Jan. 2002
Spy Glasses/ Monoculars: The Spy Glass Part 1 M Mitchell 4 Jul.1984 ditto, Part 2 ditto 5 Oct.1983 Spyglasses and Opera Glasses J M Devriendt 38 Jan.1992 Sale Result (spy-glass sold, Sotheby’s) R J S MacGregor 60 Jul. 1997 Spy-glasses (Monoculars) 1603-1830 J W Rosenthal 77 Oct. 2001 Spy-glass and case - illustration R J S MacGregor 81 Oct. 2002 The Seeing Eye A Frank 81 Three Spyglasses 96 Jul. 2006 High-Spy R J S MacGregor 98 Jan. 2007 Spyglass (illustrations) 102 Jan. 2008 Horn and Cardboard Spyglass, Dollond P & C Aangenendt 106 Jan. 2009 Two-draw carved ivory monocular, W & S Sternberg-Josefson Collection 110 Jan. 2010 Jones, London Three-draw perfume monocular ditto 110 5 photographs of a monocular ditto 111 Apr. 2010 Two spyglasses (Illustration) M Ling 112 Jul. 2010 Spyglasses in Mme Heymann collection 112
Stanhopes: Stanhope Collectors’ Club R J MacGregor 70 Jan. 2000 Stanhopes – BBC TV Interview J Scott 93 Oct. 2005
Stephen James Visits….. S James Bath 47 Apr. 1994 Tunbridge Wells & Crowborough 49 Oct. 1994 Harrogate 51 Apr. 1995
Stereoscopic Viewers: Stereoscopic Viewers sold on ‘Flog It’ R J S MacGregor 97 Oct. 2006
P a g e | 46 Telescopes: Telescope for sale M White 26 Jan. 1989 Telescope on German stamp R J S MacGregor 30 Jan. 1990 2-draw brass telescope (‘A Tight Squeeze’) S Eadon-Allen 33 Oct. 1990 Dollond single-draw telescope sold R J S MacGregor 34 Jan. 1991 George Washington’s Telescope S Eadon-Allen 34 The Colonel’s Lady’s Telescope ditto 35 Apr. 1991 Nelson & his Telescopes ditto 37 Oct. 1991 A New Claim for the Invention of the First ditto 38 Jan. 1992 Practical Telescope A Serial Story (1314 ‘telescope’) A Frank 66 Jan. 1999 Binocular Telescope 1720 – Christie’s sale R J S MacGregor 66 17.12.1998 67 Apr. 1999 Galileo and his ‘Old Discoverer’ C Fryer 92 Jul. 2005 Notes on Early Telescopes ditto 93 Oct. 2005 Sale, Lawrence’s, Bletchingly Meissen figure + V Mellor 99 Apr. 2007 telescope
‘The Telescope – 400 Years’. Symposium, R J S MacGregor 105 Oct. 2008 Netherlands UK TV Auction 3 June 2008: marine telescope ditto 105 400 th Anniversary of the Invention of the P Aangenendt 106 Jan. 2009 Telescope, Boerhaave Museum, Leiden ‘The Long Route to the Invention of the R Willach 106 Telescope’ Book Review: ‘The Long Route to the R J S MacGregor 107 Apr. 2009 Invention of the Telescope’, by Rolf Willach Jesse Ramsden F.R.S. Part 2 C Fryer 108 Jul. 2009 The Herschel Family Part 1 T Bowden 114 Jan. 2011 Part 2 ditto 115 Apr. 2011
Theft, and Lost Items: Cazals C E Letocha 8 Jul. 1984 Theft of gold spectacles, 1853 A Hare 8 Scarlett spectacles ‘stolen’ D C Davidson 27 Apr. 1989 Lost collection (Curry & Paxton) N Kerkenezov 53 Oct. 1995 Gold spectacles, silver case H Orr 64 Jul. 1998 Collection stolen, Australia R J S McGregor 70 Jan. 2000 Rare opera glasses stolen ditto 74 Jan. 2001 Lennon spectacles ditto 75 Apr. 2001 Silver cases stolen N Handley 76 Jul. 2001 Lost Scientific Treasures AFrank 82 Jan. 2003 Dr David’s Disaster D Fleishman 98 Jan. 2007
Tokens: Spectacle-Maker’s Token H Obstfeld 89 Oct. 2004 The Braunschweig spectacles taler of 1588 (Illustration) 104 Trade Token, Henry Blackham, (Illustration) 104 Jul. 2008 French jeton (token) Musée National du Moyen Age 112 Jul. 2010
Votives: Votive in Dijon Museum C Metter 66 Jan. 1999 Croatia R J S MacGregor 91 Apr. 2005
P a g e | 47 Wanted: Information Billiards Spectacles D C Davidson 1 Sept. 1982 Bradbury/Bradberry,Oxford Street M Hamberger 4 Jul. 1983 Spy Glasses, Opera Glasses D C Davidson 9 Oct. 1984 May (ophthalmoscope) D Creedon 9 18c. Entomologist’s microscope 9 How to catalogue a collection 10 Jan. 1985 Basemarks on eyebaths D Eaborn 11 Apr. 1985 Optometer, A Lazarus & Co. K E Meyer 12 Jul. 1985 Development of printing & spectacles J Dreyfus 15 Apr. 1986 Information on opera glasses J-M Devriendt 17 Oct. 1986 33 Oct. 1990 John Isaac Hawkins P Bates 23 Apr. 1988 Scarlett + Martin E Muth 23 Apr. 1988 Turville Stewart hand slit lamp R J Powell 24 Jul. 1988 25 Oct. 1988 The Need for Research 24 Jul. 1988 30 Jan. 1990 History of Spectacles E Muth 24 Jul. 1988 25 Oct. 1988 BGSS spectacles - illustrations L Jenkin 25 Oct. 1988 Unidentified object R Jones 27 Apr. 1989 ‘Molyneux Papers’ C E Letocha 34 Jan. 1991 Importation of spectacles to New World C E Letocha 34 Binocular telescopes, late 18c P Marly 35 Apr. 1991 43 Apr. 1993 Phases of moon as eyes P Marly 36 Jul. 1991 Trademarks, Mould marks on certain eyebaths G Sturrock 39 Apr. 1992 Unidentified object P Marly 40 Jul. 1992 Relation between age and reading addition J Pointer 41 Oct. 1992 Renewing telescope lenses 41 Leather spectacles: diameter, power, form of C E Letocha 44 Jul. 1993 the lenses
‘E’ and ‘V’ under royal coat of arms V Mellor 45 Oct. 1993 on leather spectacle case Opticians ‘N.B.’ and ‘M.T.’ (‘M.I’?) R J S MacGregor 46 Jan. 1994 (M.T. = Mark Thomin’?) E Muth 47 Apr. 1994 (N.B. = Nicolas Bion?) P Marly 50 Jan. 1995 Why ‘Binocular s’? A Frank 47 Apr. 1994 18c.maker who engraved ‘london’ on lenses R J S MacGregor 57 Oct. 1996 Turville ‘segmentometer’ H Obstfeld 60 Jul. 1997 Ezekiel, Exeter D Ezekiel 61 Oct. 1997 Hole in centre of Nuremberg spectacle lens H Orr 62 Jan. 1998 Ophthalmic surgeons and opticians who G Rosenwasser 63 Apr. 1998 survived the Holocaust Wedgwood eyebaths, opera glasses, magnifiers R Stenseth 65 Oct. 1998 66 Jan. 1999 7 questions C E Letocha 66 Museum of the Society of Opticians, Stockholm C E Letocha 71 Apr. 2000 Sliding temples/Scissor spectacles C E Letocha 76 Jul. 2001 Five engravings R J S MacGregor 83 Apr. 2003 ‘Lunettes et Lorgnettes de Jadis’ Mme P Aangenendt 97 Oct. 2006 Heymann
P a g e | 48 Whereabouts of Franklin Bifocals, c. 1785 D Fleishman 98 Jan. 2007 Whereabouts of Franklin Bifocals, c. 1798 ditto 98 Groos Optical Company F Norville 101 Oct. 2007 Early flip-top cases E Welch Jr 114 Jan. 2011 Research into pince nez: help wanted A Leach 115 Apr. 2011
Wanted: Items X/K-bridge + Scissor spectacles 1 Sept. 1982 Second Hand Optical Year Book 2 Dec. 1982 Chinese Spectacles 2 Reflecting ophthalmoscopes; Ophthalmology C Letocha 3 Mar. 1983 texts; bifocals; 18c spectacles BOA catalogues M Hamberger 4 Jul. 1983 Various spectacles, cases C E Letocha 10 Jan. 1985 ‘Our Eyes’, John Browning P Marly 10 Eyeglasses, c.1750 R J S MacGregor 14 Jan. 1986 16c and 17c spectacles G B Cohen 14 Chinese, Japanese spectacles P Marly 15 Apr. 1986 Pre-1800 spectacles N Kerkenezov 16 Jul. 1986 Rasmussen’s ‘Chinese Eyesight and Spectacles’ M Hamberger 19 Apr. 1987 Pre-1700 items E Muth 19 BGSS spectacles, catalogues, brochures, L Jenkin 25 Oct. 1988 advertising boards Hawkins Trifocals E Muth 25 Oct. 1988 Spectacles, Lorgnettes, etc. pre -1900 D J Warren 26 Jan. 1989 Old leather spectacles F Rathschuler 27 Apr. 1989 Various vision aids E Muth 27 MARKET PLACE 28+ Jul. 1989 Pre-1800 eyeglasses; Waldstein spectacles R J S MacGregor 34 Jan. 1991 Books on the eye and optics J P Leeds 36 Jul. 1991 Prismoidal blocks of crystal glass L Jenkin 37 Oct. 1991 Old contact lenses, etc. D Ezekiel 38 Jan. 1992 W Poulet, Vol. 1 F Barraclough 43 Apr. 1993 Chinese/Real tortoiseshell spectacles H Lee 43 ‘Dunscombe’ spectacles, instruments P Dunscombe 51 Apr. 1995 Trial lenses N Kerkenezov 52 Jul. 1995 Shell, hockey-end, high-joint frame, 1950’s E D Andrews 53 Oct. 1995 Diagrams of W Storer’s ‘Syllepsis Glasses’; R J S MacGregor 56 Jul. 1996 Waldstein rimless spectacles; whalebone temple spectacles 1932 BOA Library & Museum Catalogue C E Letocha 59 Apr. 1997 English Eye Wash Cups P Taylor 60 Jul. 1997 ‘Katalog einer Bilder-austellung zur Geschichte W Weismuller 61 Oct. 1997 der Brille’ Amsterdam, 1929 Wall-mounted NHS display cabinet L Jenkin 61 Eyebaths P Taylor 61 ‘Handbuch zur Geschichte der Optik’ C E Letocha 61 Baleen temple spectacles; Waldstein rimless R J S MacGregor 62 Jan. 1998 Spectacles 71 Apr. 2000 82 Jan. 2003 ‘Fashions in Eyeglasses’ R Corson W M Glennie 62 Optical shop sign I Wainer 63 Apr. 1998 Old surgical instruments, supplies or equipment G Rosenwasser 63
P a g e | 49 Franklin bi-focal spectacles etc. T Chahine 67 Apr. 1999 Antique Miniature Spectacles, etc L Jenkin 69 Oct. 1999 Catalogues – sales of opera glasses J-M Devriendt 70 Jan. 2000 Details, illustrations of pre-15.12.1836 USA A T Leach 71 Apr. 2000 patented spectacles; various books ‘Old Chinese Spectacles’ O D Rasmussen J Login 71 The Optician 1940-1950 A T Leach 72 Jul. 2000 Tortoiseshell/Horn spectacles circa 1800 F Barraclough 73 Oct. 2000 Scissors spectacles, Nuremberg spectacles H Scharf 78 Jan. 2002 1950-1970 Frames, Sunglasses, Cases M Wilkinson 82 Jan. 2003 ‘Optical Year Book’ 1953-1959 A T Leach 82 English Eyebath C Cuthbertson 103 Apr. 2008 Dixey items wanted S Palmer 107 Apr. 2009 Wanted (gold/gold-filled spectacles) H Barrkman 107 Wanted (Polymil/Amor frames) L Jenkin 107 Old, unwanted, spectacle frames H Heber 111 Apr. 2010 Three-piece plastic eye bath C Cuthbertson 111 Information on designer branded spectacle N Handley 111 frames, mid-20 th century onwards Help with information – Astig Clips A Leach 113 Oct. 2010
Worldwide: Spanish Spectacles D C Davidson 27 Apr.1989 Hidden Treasures in France C Metter 47 Apr. 1994 Rhine, Ruhr, Wupper and Amstel R J S MacGregor 48 Jul. 1994 The History of Eyewear in Mexico F Devlyn 49 Oct. 1994 The Knights of Rhodes C Fryer 55 Apr. 1996 Editor in Germany ditto 58 Jan. 1997 Belgian Bone Spectacles J-M Devriendt 60 Jul. 1997 Paris (USA frame-fitting set, Disneyland) V & M Mellor 60 Legacy from the Indus Valley C Fryer 60 Optical Curiosities in Scotland R J S MacGregor 62 Jan. 1998 Jean-Marie Devriendt visits Prague J-M Devriendt 64 Jul. 1998 Scotland: Blair Castle R J S MacGregor 65 Oct. 1998 Cracow, European Capital 2000 J-M Devriendt 74 Jan. 2001 German Calendar C Metter 75 Apr. 2001 Rivet Spectacles in the Netherlands P Aangenendt 79 Apr. 2002 National Optical Day, France R J S MacGregor 85 Oct. 2003 St Philip Neri’s Spectacles, Rome M & N Pallone 88 Jul. 2004 Medical History Museum, Rome ditto 90 Jan. 2005 Croatia R J S MacGregor 91 Apr. 2005 Germany: Castle of Siegen, leather spectacles W Weismuller 92 Jul. 2005 France: Marly Collection P Marly 96 Jul. 2006 Jena, Germany: Celebration of 200 years of Optisches Museum, Jena 96 Napoleonic culture Germany U Timm 101 Oct. 2007 USA D Fleishman 102 Jan. 2008 D.R.G.M. (Germany) R J S MacGregor 106 Jan. 2009 France: Collection of Mme Heymann D Fleishman 108 Jul. 2009 Library Restored (Anna Amalia Library, R J S MacGregor 102 Jan. 2008 Weimar) German brass spectacles (Illustration) 103 Apr. 2008 Reminiscences of a Collector from Down M Aitken 108 Jul. 2009 Under
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Miscellaneous: Optical items in an attic B Nichols 29 Oct. 1989 The 19c English Canals 30 Jan. 1990 Echoes C B Fryer 34 Jan. 1991 Before Christmas ditto 38 Jan. 1992 Galileo right after all R J S MacGregor 42 Jan. 1993 Playback C B Fryer 42 The Sword and the Scalpel C B Fryer 43 Apr. 1993 Christmas Magic C B Fryer 46 Jan. 1994 Patrick Grant left Christie’s, replaced by R J S MacGregor 47 Apr. 1994 George Glastris Ghost Images A Frank 50 Jan. 1995 Small World D C Davidson 50 The £ in your Pocket and the Glasses on your J S Pointer 59 Apr. 1997 Nose - 700 Years of Reading Spectacle Prices Voltaire and his Visitors C B Fryer 61 Oct. 1997 Dr. Aloysius Chalazion Fink ditto 62 Jan. 1998 Secret Weapons of World War II ditto 68 Jul. 1999 The Mysterious Professor ditto 69 Oct. 1999 Miscellanea ditto 71 Apr. 2000 ‘Horrific’: nose piercing with bridge of F Barraclough 91 Apr. 2005 spectacles Horror Story S McWilliams 97 Oct. 2006 Spectacle Marks I Evans 99 Apr. 2007 Galileo Re-instated? V Mellor 104 Jul. 2008 Fire Hazard R J S MacGregor 105 Oct. 2008 Postal Boxes by Horton & Arlidge Ltd F Norville 108 Jul. 2009 London: Science Museum website/Lady R J S MacGregor 108 Chapel, Westminster Abbey False, but True (false eyelashes) ditto 108 Wing Mirrors for People ditto 108 Squint Masks and Spectacles 108 Help Needed – Water Lens E M Welch Jr 110 Jan. 2010 Water Lens photograph R J S MacGregor 111 Apr. 2010 Ian Carmichael – son of a Hull optician F Norville 111 Ewan McGregor buys ‘doggles’ for his dog R J S MacGregor 111 Etuis (boxes) with spyglasses (Mme Heymann) Plate from Lunettes et Lorgnettes 112 Jul. 2010 de Jadis 1911, Mme A Heymann Valuation M Josefson 112 Valuations D Pinchin 113 Oct. 2010 S6 NBC Respirator J Dixon Salt 113 Porton Down G Gilbert 115 Apr. 2011
P a g e | 51 BOOKS/MAGAZI ES/ARTICLES ME TIO ED or REVIEWED
(Please note that some of these books/magazines/articles are out of print) TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE DATE Extracts: Diary of Samuel Pepys 2 Dec. 1982 ditto 6 Jan. 1984 Extract: ‘Our Eyes’ J Browning 4 Jul. 1983 Extract: Diary of Thomas Turner T Turner,Shopkeeper 5 Oct. 1983 Extracts & Illustrations from the Club’s D C Davidson & Others 1988 First Ten Newsletters 1982-1985 Illustrated History of Early Antique H Orr 11 Apr. 1985 Spectacles 42 Jan. 1993 OAICC Extracts 16 Jul. 1986 Handbuch zur Geschichte der Optik E H Schmitz 16 Jul. 1986 (Handbook on the History of Optics) 17 Oct. 1986 22 Jan. 1988 27 Apr. 1989 Occhiali da Vedere Science Museum, Firenze 19 Apr. l987 Korea - History of Spectacles and the Korean Opticians 19 Optical Industry Association Benjamin Martin, author, Instrument- J R Millburn 20 Jul. 1987 maker and ‘Country Showman’ Benjamin Martin supplement ditto 20 Retailer of the Sciences, Benjamin ditto 20 Martin’s Scientific Instrument Catalogues 1756-1782 Chinese Eyesight and Spectacles O D Rasmussen 19 Apr. 1987 20 Jul. 1987 21 Oct. 1987 43 Apr. 1993 Myopia Control O D Rasmussen 20 Jul. 1987 21 Oct. 1987 43 Apr. 1993 Chinese Spectacles O D Rasmussen 21 Oct. 1987 22 Jan. 1988 Articles on Eyebaths in ‘Antique J Hansell 22 Jan. 1988 Collecting’ Journal Spectacles and Spyglasses P Marly 24 Jul. 1988 33 Oct. 1990 82 Jan. 2003 Gli Occhiali – Spectacles F Acerenza 28 Jul. 1989 (F. Rathschuler Collection) 29 Oct. 1989 30 Jan. 1990 Spectacles, Lorgnettes & Monocles D C Davidson 30 Restoring Ophthalmic Antiques R J S MacGregor 31 Apr. 1990 ditto (new edition) ditto 105 Oct. 2008 Catalogue of Current Display British College of 32 Optometrists Catalogue of Museo dell’Occhiale, Pieve Museo dell’Occhiale 34 Jan. 1991 di Cadore History of the Ophthalmoscope - Von A Schett 34 Helmholtz-Augenspiegel zur Funduskamera
P a g e | 52 Article in ‘Atti Fondazione G. Ronchi’ D C Davidson 35 Nov-Dec 1990 Het Oog Wil Ook Wat K Kortland 35 36 Jul. 1991 ‘Brass & Glass’ Clarke, Morrison-Low & 36 Simpson Microscopes from the Frank Collection R H Nuttall 36 1800 – 1860 43 Apr. 1993 ‘The Invention & Early Manufacture of C E Letocha 36 Bifocals’ Survey of Ophthalmology, Vol 36, No 3 Nov-Dec 1990 Kojemaakarista Optikoksi (From L Raustela 37 Oct. 1991 Spectacle Maker to Optician) 1973 Catalogue - Arthur Frank Loan A Frank 37 Collection of Early Scientific Instruments 43 Apr. 1993 Opticks Newton 38 Jan. 1992 A Short Account of the Eye and Nature of J Ayscough 39 Apr. 1992 Vision, 1752 ditto ditto 91 Apr. 2005 Collecting Ophthalmic Antiques R J S MacGregor 40 Jul. 1992 41 Oct. 1992 ‘Hindsight’ - Newsletter Optometric Historical 40 Jul. 1992 Society, USA Central Zeitung fur Optik und Mechanik U Timm 40 (Optical Newspaper) Lunettes et Lorgnettes de Jadis - 1911 Mme A Heymann 40 P & C Aangenendt 112 Jul. 2010 Collecting Stanhopes D Jull 40 Jul. 1992 Augenglas und Perspektiv H H Mann 41 Oct. 1992 Oog in Oog (Catalogue - exhibition at 41 Boerhaave Museum, Leiden) ‘The Name of the Rose’ U Eco 41 Catalogue, 1798: scissor spectacles S G Hofmann, Leipzig 41 Spectacle price list, 1827 Tauber, Leipzig 41 Booklet about spectacles 1747 H L Muth, Kassel 41 Swedish booklet on spectacles 1714 41 Research into History of Vision Aids E Muth 42 Jan. 1993 (Royal Institution of Great Britain) Catalogue Nitsche & Gunther 1890 42 ‘Poems’ – The Spectacles A Ramsay 42 BOA Library Catalogue, Vol 3 1957 M Mitchell 42 History of the BOA 1895-1978 M Mitchell 42 ‘Annals of Science’ Vol 50, 1-32: 43 Apr. 1993 Lens grinding Instruction sur l’Usage des Lunettes ou Monsieur Thomin 43 Apr. 1993 Conserves pour toutes sortes de vues Atlas on the History of Spectacles W Poulet 43 Science Museum Camera Collection 43 ‘The Mystery of the Ghent Bird and the J S Neaman 46 Jan. 1994 Invention of Spectacles’ Le Conservateur de la Vue Chevallier 46 The Human Eye J Browning 46 Der Fund vom Nonnenchor - 1973 H Appuhn 46
P a g e | 53 The Seeing Eye, Eyeglass to Spyglass A Frank 46 48 Jul. 1994 51 Apr. 1995 Da Guckste (Exhibition at 49 Oct. 1994 Landesmuseum, Koblenz) H Beez 50 Jan. 1995 Die Brille auf Munzen und Medaillen H Beez 50 (Spectacles on Coins and Medals) Brillen den 20 Jahrhunderts (20th Century B M Andressen 50 Spectacles) Fashions in Eyeglasses R Corson 51 Apr. 1995 Vision Aids in History E Muth 51 ‘Looking Back’ an illustrated history of J L Bruneni 52 Jul. 1995 the American Ophthalmic Industry 53 Oct. 1995 Dictionnaire des Lunettes A Vitols 52 Jul. 1995 Annals of Science, Vol 52, No 2 - A G C Bolantio 52 Treatise on Optics Atlas der Optik: Die Brille, vols 1,2,3 E H Schmitz 52 (Handbuch Zur Geschichte Der Optik) 53 Oct. 1995 The Invention of Spectacles and the J Dreyfus 52 Jul. 1995 Advent of Printing - an article in the British Library ‘Into Print’ series ‘Eyecup News’ Newsletter E Satchell 52 Theaterverrekijkers (Opera Glasses) J M Devriendt 53 Oct. 1995 Eyebaths – Eyewashcups W Banninga 53 Society & Optical Aids (in Greek) A H Diamandopoulou- 53 Drummond Extracts II 1986 – 1996 R J S MacGregor & 54 Jan. 1996 Others Spectacles and Other Vision Aids: A J W Rosenthal 55 Apr. 1996 History and Guide to Collecting 57 Oct. 1996 Catalogue - Museo dell’Occhiale, Pieve di Museo dell’Occhiale 55 Apr. 1996 Cadore Kleine Kulturgeschichte der Brille (A P M Winiger 55 History of Spectacles) Eye and Instruments (19c. Ophthalmic I den Tonkelaar 56 Jul. 1996 Instruments in the Netherlands) Binoculars F Watson 56 In View: The Telescopes of the Luxottica ed. M Del Vecchio 56 Museum A Spectacle of Spectacles Zeiss 56 57 Oct. 1996 L’Histoire des Lunettes Vue Par Les M Pasco 57 Peintres (History of Spectacles as seen by Painters) Le Galuchat J Perfettini 57 Beitrage zur Geschichte der Brille Zeiss ‘Marwitz' 58 Jan. 1997
The Ophthalmoscope Part 1 A Schett 59 Apr. 1997 The Eye, Vision & Ophthalmology on F C Blodi 59 Postage Stamps Archeologie in Vlaanderen, Vol. V Institute of the 60 Jul. 1997 Archeological Heritage of the Flemish Community
P a g e | 54 ‘Early Lens Use: Lenses found in Context J M Enoch 60 with their Original Objects’. Optometry & Vision Science, Vol. 73, No. 11, pp. 707- 715 ‘Klemmer, Kneifer, Nasenquetscher’. E Weiler 60 D.O.Z. Militarische Fernglaser und Fernrohre in H Seeger 60 Heer, Luftwaffe un Marine The Ophthalmoscope R Keeler 60 Synverktyg fran aldre tider 1943 Museum of Optician’s 60 Association in Stockholm, Sweden Fancy Spectacles (Kirk Brothers) The Optician & Scientific 61 Oct. 1997 Instrument Maker, 1924 Optical Comic Postcards, ‘Optometry D Watkins 61 Today’ 15.08.1997 Spectacles S Mazza 61 Spectacles Chic Simple Partnership 61 Directory of British Scientific Instrument G Clifton 64 Jul. 1998 Makers 1550-1851 Scientific Instruments 1500-1900, an Prof G L’E Turner 64 Introduction ‘Styles of the Century’ (2-part article in S Hardy 65 Oct. 1998 ‘Optician’, 22.5.1998 and 17.7.1998) Spectacles: Utility Article and Cult Object B M Anderssen 65 Old English Patents for Spectacles A Leach 66 Jan. 1999 67 Apr. 1999 Die Heilige Ottilie – Patronin der T Grossman 67 Augenkranken Frank’s Fun Feast A Frank 68 Jul.1999 Antique Collecting March 1999(Caughley V Mellor 68 Eyebath) Durchblicke – F J Faber U Timm 70 Jan. 2000 ditto C Metter 71 Apr. 2000 ditto ditto 72 Jul. 2000 History of Spectacles – M Del Vecchio R J S MacGregor 70 Jan. 2000 The Optician and Photographic Trades C Fryer 71 Apr. 2000 Review, 5.10.1893 Eyeglass Retrospective N N Schiffer 72 Jul. 2000 A Collection of Advertisements 1911- A Leach 72 1930 73 Oct. 2000 Augustanus Opticus Johan Wiesel 1583- U Timm 73 11662 und 200 Jahre Optisches Handwerk in Augsburg The Crystal Sun, Robert Temple R J S MacGregor 73 ‘nicht eine einzige Stadt sondern eine City of Nuremberg 74 Jan. 2001 ganze Welt’ An Old Book Reviewed ‘L’Industrie de la V Mellor 74 Lunetterie dans le Canton de Morez (Jura)’ On Surprises and Signatures U Timm 74 ‘A Brief History of Artificial Eyes Made M O Hughes 75 Apr. 2001 in Virginia, Washington DC and Surrounding Areas’
P a g e | 55 Rathenow an der Havel – Die Wiege der W Coch 76 Jul. 2001 deutschen optischen Industrie United States Spectacle & Eye-glass A T Leach 76 Patents 1836-1874 Out of Focus R J S MacGregor 77 Oct. 2001 Specs Appeal, Extravagant 1950’s and L Pina & D-B Johnson 78 Jan. 2002 1960’s Eyewear Arti Fiorentine, la grande storia P Aangenendt 80 Jul. 2002 dell’artigianato, vol 2, 1999 ‘The Ophthalmoscope in the Lifetime of R Keeler 80 Hermann von Helmholtz’ Archives of Ophthalmology, Vol 120, Feb 2002, American Medical Assn. Optiker und Oculisten in Ostfriesland. W Weismuller 80 Heinrich Buurman, 1994 Barr & Stroud Binoculars and the Royal W Reid 81 Oct. 2002 Navy Spectacles, Lorgnettes & Monocles D C Davidson /R J S 81 MacGregor ditto 82 Jan.2003 ditto 83 Apr. 2003 ditto 85 Oct. 2003 Stanhopes, A Closer View J Scott 82 Jan. 2003 De Bril Bekeken R Doodkorte 82 Der Freie Blick A D Therbusch & 83 Apr. 2003 L Simanowiz ‘Antique Spectacles’ C P Ridings 84 Jul. 2003 Augenblicke Rodenstock Optical 84 Occhi e Occhiali nella storia dell’arte Sicurelli 84 La Grande Storia dell’Artigianato Francesli 84 Canti Carnascialeschi del Rinascimento Ed. C Singleton, 1936 85 Oct. 2003 Discovering London’s Guilds and Liveries J K Melling 85 15 th century prayer book T Finkelstein/C Metter 85 La Folie des Lunettes (‘Collectible F Crestin-Billet 86 Jan. 2004 Eyeglasses’) 87 Apr. 2004 88 Jul. 2004 89 Oct. 2004 Le Collectionneur Francçais – ‘Le Roi des P Marly 86 Jan. 2004 Opticiens’ Cose da Vedere, Simonetta Cini P Aangenendt 86 Arti Fiorentine, La grande storia V Ilardi 86 dell’artigianato Renaissance Vision from Spectacles to ditto 86 Telescopes 89 Oct. 2004 ditto 97 Oct. 2006 R J S MacGregor 101 Oct. 2007 Produzione di Occhiali…nella Firenze ditto 87 Apr. 2004 del’400…. A Guidotti Some Ever-Present Themes in Spectacle N Handley 89 Oct. 2004 Frame Design ‘Eye Spy’. Article in USA antiques S Korbeck 89 newspaper ‘Antique Trader’, Vol. 8, No. 25, 23 June 2004
P a g e | 56 La Vie du Collectionneur No. 477, 3 N Fouchet 89 October 2003 – Les faces à Main (lorgnettes) Lunettes et Lorgnettes P Marly 89 Das Mittelalter auf der Nase, Brillen, C Frugoni 89 Bucher, Bankgeschafte und andere Erfindungen des Mittelalters Die Optikerfamilie Ramstein – und ihre R & T Ramstein 89 Sammlung Antiker Brillen und Optischer Instrumente ditto T Ramstein 91 Apr. 2005 Vedere Vicino Vedere Lontano T Bori/ W di Palma 90 Jan. 2005 Gli Occhiali F Acerenza 90 History of China Glasses (History of Info : U Timm 90 Chinese Spectacles) An Essay on Visual Glasses B Martin 91 Die Lederbrille aus der Kloake U Schelhas 92 Jul. 2005 Opticae Thesaurus Alhazen 95 Apr. 2006 Spectacles & Sunglasses, Pepin Press Info : W Banninga 95 Das Brillen-Buch B Ludwig/ H Walter 96 Jul. 2006 Der Gescharfte Blick: Eine U Timm 97 Oct. 2006 Kulturgeschichte der Brille seit 1850, Susanne Buck Vom Lesestein Zur Lasik die Geschichte S Scholtz 98 Jan. 2007 der Sehhilfen Looking Back J L Bruneni 98 Devices & Designs, Technology & C Timmermann/ 98 Medicine in Historical Perspective J Anderson (Chapter by Neil Handley) Gli Occhiali Nella Pittura dal XIV al XX R La Mattina 99 Apr. 2007 Secolo Der Sammlung Münchow Info : P Aangenendt 101 Oct. 2007 The British Workman 1883 Info : J Dixon Salt 101 Imer ein Scharfes Auge E Nitsche III 102 Jan. 2008 Da Guckste (Das Brillenbuch), K Hotstegs P Aangenendt 103 Apr. 2008 The Long Route to the Invention of the R Willach 106 Jan. 2009 Telescope ditto (book review) R J S MacGregor 107 Apr. 2009 Diderot, The Blind and the Lunetiers N Handley 107 Contact Lenses The Story, by T Bowden F Barraclough 108 Jul. 2009 110 Jan. 2010 Embassies of the King of Siam Sent to His P Louwman 110 Excellency Prince Maurits, Arrived in the Hague on 10 September 1608 ‘Cult Eyewear’ N Handley 111 Apr. 2010 Stories of Looks & Visions Galleria G Tabacchi 111
P a g e | 57 QUOTATIO S
TITLE ISSUE DATE Cures of the Day, c.1882; 1655 1 Sep. 1982 Ditto 3 Mar. 1983 An Oyntment fore a Mote in Ones Eye 1655 9 Oct. 1984 From the Diary of Samuel Pepys 1666 2 Dec. 1982 Ditto 11 Apr. 1985 Ditto 20 Jul. 1987 ‘Our Eyes’ - John Browning 1890 4 Jul. 1983 Ditto 15 Apr. 1986 Diary of Thomas Turner, Shopkeeper. Oct. 24, 1757 5 Oct. 1983 The Story of My Life 1853. August Hare 8 Jul. 1984 Rhyme quoted from the History of the Worshipful Company of 9 Oct. 1984 Spectacle Makers ‘Our Eyes’ John Browning 1890 15 Apr. 1986 Health Hazards of Travel by Rail - Dr. Granville,circa 1840 16 Jul. 1986 Journal 1656 - Rev. Giles Moor 16 Jul. 1986 Glasgow Herald 12.8.86 17 Oct. 1986 Gilbert White - A Biography of the Author of ‘The Natural History of 20 Jul. 1987 Selbourne’ by Richard Mabey From History of Spectacles - Spectacles in 1780 29 Oct. 1989 Advert - John Marshall of Ludgate St., London in the ‘Daily Courant’ 33 Oct. 1990 Letter from Benjamin Franklin to B. Vaughan M.P. 1784 34 Jan. 1991 An Old Wife’s Tale - Children’s Encyclopedia, late 1930’s 42 Jan. 1993 Pirates take 6 Glass Eyes (Western Evening Herald, 1934) 46 Jan. 1994 Re: Lizars, Opticians – Sir David Brewster 100 Jul. 2007
P a g e | 58 ILLUSTRATIO S
TITLE ISSUE DATE Gold/Silver spectacle frames 2 Dec. 1982 Items sold at auction 3 Mar. 1983 Spy glasses 4 Jul. 1983 Pantoscopic spectacles 4 Coiled lorgnette spring (drawing) 5 Oct. 1983 Fan with spy glass 5 Oriental spectacles 5 Detail from Scarlett’s trade card 1727 6 Jan. 1984 Spectacles in the Stockholm United Opticians Museum 6 Spectacles 14c. - 17c. 6 Oriental case 6 Oriental spectacles and case 6 Items sold at auction 6 18c. spectacles 7 Apr. 1984 Tokens 7 Wooden case 7 Man wearing spectacles 8 Jul. 1984 Wearing folders at an angle 8 Assorted pince-nez 8 Engraving showing a divided telescope in use, apparently through a stone. 8 William Ball wearing D-shaped spectacles, 19c. 9 Oct. 1984 Ceramic eyebath 9 Two cases, hinged top 9 Entomologist’s Microscope 9 Spectacles of Mme. Victoire, daughter of Louis XV of France 10 Jan. 1985 Pierre Marly Museum 10 Trig Lane frame (from The Antiquaries Journal) 10 Ayscough silver spectacle and gold quizzer, l9th century style 10 Horn rivet spectacles and shagreen case 10 Leather spectacles (drawing) 11 Apr. 1985 Items for sale at auction 11 Worth Black Amblyoscope 12 Jul. 1985 Holmes Stereoscope 12 Cheiroscope 12 1935 A Hadley Frame Completes the Picture 14 Jan. 1986 1935 - The spectacles of the future? 14 1750 eyeglasses 14 Spectacles, folding sides 14 Eyeglasses, c. 1750 14 Items for sale and sold at auction, incl. 18c D Adams ‘forehead bridge’ 14 spectacles, patent of 1799 The Watching Eyes of Katmandu 15 Apr. 1986 Items sold at auction 15 Railroad goggles 16 Jul. 1986 D-shaped traveller’s spectacles 16 Advertisement for ‘Extracts’ 16 Examples of UdoTimm’s photos for publication in ‘Neues Optiker Journal’ 17 Oct. 1986 Bridges 17 Sight test lenses 17
P a g e | 59 3 x pince-nez 17 Assorted Advertisements 18 Jan. 1987 Dr. Isaac Thompson 18 Dr I Thompson’s Eye Water 18 BBC Radio Sussex Collectors’ Meet 18 16c. leather nose spectacles sold at Phillips’ 18 ‘The Oppidans Museum or Eton Court of Claims at the Christopher’, Robert 19 Apr. 1987 Cruikshank 1824 Martin’s Margins spectacles 19 Earliest occurrence of spectacles in a printed book (‘Liber Chronicorum’, 19 Nurenberg 1493) Illustration of variation on nursery rhyme ‘Old King Cole’ 19 Assorted photos: Chanel monocle/ Cartier’s ‘panthère’ 20 Jul. 1987 Drawing – Sri Lankan spectacles (see Newsletter No. 21) 20 Agnes and Laura reading their lessons in public (Illustrated London News 20 1842) Eb. Krabbe’s oriental spectacles and pencil sketch of 1819 21 Oct. 1987 Pair of galleried monocles (D.C.Davidson) 21 Trade card - J. Abraham 21 Spectacle sides 22 Jan. 1988 Zoetrope 22 Trade card - D. Adams 22 Bronte’s spectacles 23 Apr. 1988 Field Marshal Rommel’s spectacles 23 Items sold at auction, including silver spectacles by D Adams, 23 with forehead bridge, patent of 1799 Pince-nez 24 Jul. 1988 Artefacts salvaged from wreck of SS Medina, sold on 26.5.88 24 History of Spectacles - first draft, E. Muth 24 Elton John’s spectacles sold at Sotheby’s 6.9.88 25 Oct. 1988 Hallmarks 25 Robin, Pit Pony 25 Sir Walter Besant 1901 25 Hawkins’ Trifocals 25 History of Spectacles – second version, E Muth 25 Items from F. Rathschuler’s Collection 26 Jan. 1989 Telescope for sale 26 Unidentified object 27 Apr. 1989 Scarlett spectacles 27 The Elliot-Jones pince-nez 1889 27 M. Dixey - Price List 28 Jul. 1989 Cover - items from D.C.Davidson collection 29 Oct. 1989 Spectacles available in 1855 29 Cover -items from D.C.Davidson collection 30 Jan. 1990 Photo - ‘Specs on their knees’ 30 Netsuke 30 From National Motor Museum, Beaulieu 30 Name the Spectacles and their Wearers 30 Telescope on German stamp 30 George Smith 30 Long-handled lorgnettes 30 Jan. 1990 Watch inserted in handle of lorgnette 30 Drawing - leather spectacle frame 31 Apr. 1990
P a g e | 60 Ophthalmoscopes 33 Oct. 1990 Pince-nez 34 Jan. 1991 Straight-sided spectacles 34 Anglo-American Optical Price List 34 Toric Lenses: Advertisement - 24/8/1927 34 The Optician - front page of first edition 35 Apr. 1991 Spectacles in the Daisenin Temple, Kyoto 35 Stamps and franking with optical themes 35 Anglo-American Optical sign 35 Pupillometer 35 An unusual item from the Kortland collection 36 Jul. 1991 Advertisement: Spectacles - Glasgow Herald 10.12.27 36 Leather nose spectacles sold at Christie’s 4.7.91 37 Oct. 1991 Der Brillenmacher - Jost Amman, born 1539 37 Prismoidal Blocks of Crystal Glass c. 1905 37 Items sold at Christie’s 17.10.91 38 Jan. 1992 Opera Glasses S/L Catalogue 1901 38 A perfit description of the Caelestial orbes.... 38 Cartoon of P. Marly by Sine 39 Apr. 1992 Illustration from ‘Spectacles and Spyglasses’ by P.Marly 39 Trademarks, Mould marks on Eyebaths 39 Modern glazed ceramic floral eyebath 39 Unidentified object - P. Marly 40 Jul. 1992 (Neolithic design? Robe clasp? Spectacle fibula?) 41 Oct. 1992 42 Jan. 1993 Advertisement: Stanhope Magnifiers, S/L Catalogue 1901 40 Jul. 1992 Page advertisement from Central Zeitung fur Optik und Mechanik 40 Nuremberg spectacles for sale at Christie’s 2.7.92 40 Letter-heading, H Orr (Forest Hill) Ltd 41 Oct. 1992 Cutting tortoiseshell - front slabs; press; tongs for repairing tortoiseshell 41 Advertisement: F. Butterworth Ltd. Price List for shell frames 1937 41 Shell frames 41 J & R Fleming Ltd, Refraction chair c. 1935 42 Jan. 1993 Lancaster & Thorpe Lens Cloth 1938 42 Book with single wire nose-spectacles sold at Christie’s 12.11.92 42 16c. leather spectacle frame 42 Whalebone spectacles, eyeglasses 43 Apr. 1993 Instruction sur l’Usage des Lunettes 1746 43 Advertisement: The Standard Optical Company 43 Ophthalmoscopes 44 Jul. 1993 Barry & Beale & Partners, Auckland 44 Presbyopia – graph 1: the change in presbyopic add and overall 45 Oct. 1993 near lens power with increasing patient age - graph 2: 17 th c recommendation;20 th c estimates - graph 3: age markings on antique spectacle frames or lenses related to actual dioptric power of the lenses Advertisement: Kirk Brothers 45 : Kirk Brothers, 1924 57 Oct. 1996 : Kirk Brothers, London 72 Jul. 2000 Advertisement: the Optrex Axis Finder - John Baird 45 Entrance Ticket to Zeiss Museum, Jena 45 Chevallier’s spectacle binoculars 46 Jan. 1994 Dixey – advertisement and picture of shop front 46
P a g e | 61 Ghent ‘bird’ - illustration from psalter c. 1240 46 Rivet spectacles 46 The Seeing Eye Exhibition, St. Helier, Jersey, Nov 93 - Jan 94 46 Jan. 1994 Reuben Archer, trade card and centenary advertisement 47 Apr. 1994 2 Pictures from recent Christie’s Catalogues: 47 18th century gallery glass Shop front – Ingr. Bordé Reproduction Delft Tile 48 Jul. 1994 Werner Weismuller’s Oldest Pair of Spectacles 48 Saint Lucia of Syracuse 48 Hardy Ophthalmometer/Glass Eyes, sold at Christie’s 28.04.94 48 Front page of ‘The Seeing Eye’ 48 Photograph of R J S MacGregor and D Davidson in Hannover 49 Oct. 1994 Items sold at Christie’s 18.8.94 49 Saint Odilia - BOA Print 49 Advertisement: The ‘Davidson’ Double Optometer (The Optician 1924) 49 Advertisement: Anglo-American Optical Company 49 Illustrations relating to article on Charles Frank, Glasgow 50 Jan. 1995 Catalogue of Optical, Mathematical & Philosophical Instruments made by G. 50 Dollond Photograph of 2 pairs of split-bridge spectacles, c. 1690 51 Apr. 1995
Title Page - Catalogue of Exhibition of Spectacles by 51 Apr. 1995 M.W.Dunscombe, FBOA 1897 Title Page of Dunscombe’s Bristol ‘Photographic Chat’ 1901 51 Chinese spectacles 51 R and J Beck, Price List 1866 51 Photograph of early carved horn spectacles from Ceylon 52 Jul. 1995 Illustrations to accompany article on John McAllister 52 Mid-nineteenth century handbill - J. Solomon 52 Advertisement: Udo Timm’s exhibition at Dresdner Bank, Hannover, 1995 52 Photograph of spectacle case, lacquered wood and leather. 19c. 53 Oct. 1995 The Solar Microscope 53 Animal Goggles (horse, dog) 54 Jan. 1996 Photograph of painting - Nelson leaving Dollond’s shop 55 Apr. 1996 Swan Stairs spectacles; Trig Lane spectacles 55
Two German Trade Cards - Optiker Tauber/ Optiker Kriegsmann 56 Jul. 1996 Illustration to accompany article on Optical Patron Saints 56 The Freiburg Find 57 Oct. 1996 2 x illustrations of medals to accompany article on Chris van der Hoef + 2 57 photos of gateway of University of Amsterdam Optikmuseet, Stockholm 57 2 Illustrations from I. Schnell’s book ‘Glasogonens Historia’1943 57 Spectacled helmet of King Henry VIII, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds 57 Brilmuseum, Amsterdam 58 Jan. 1997 Wilhelm Schmidt – label. (Zeiss Optical Museum, Jena) 58 Unidentified spectacles belonging to Dr. S. Zimmer 58 Regency period carved ivory Eyebath sold at Christie’s 12.9.96 58 Postal service- first day cover, Bonn 18.7.96 and Bicentenary cover Morez 58 20.9.96 - 23.9.96 Advertisements: The Optician and Photographic Trade Journal 29.5.14 58 Price List –Ernst Wurtz & Co, Pforzheim 58
P a g e | 62 Prices from Dunscombe’s Catalogue 1875 58 ‘Peepshow’ 1782 - College of Optometrists Print 58 Illustration from Optics section of Encyclopaedia Londinensis 1820 59 Apr. 1997 Helmholtz Ophthalmoscope - Illustration from ‘Die Brille’ (Zeiss) 59 4th semi-annual Antique Scientific Instruments Fair, Somerset, New Jersey, 60 Jul. 1997 USA 21.9.97 Advertisement: J & R Fleming Ltd 60 ‘Seeing’ – print 60 Jewel lenses - Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh 60 ‘The Politician’ (Hogarth) - print 61 Oct. 1997 Illustration to accompany article on LA Eyeworks Exhibition 61 Advertisement: Mr John Browning, Ophthalmic Optician 62 Jan. 1998 First patent for spectacles, No. 1359, 1783 62 Details from the Patents Information Unit, Leeds 62 Kryptok Bi-Focals 62 Gold-filled Reading Glasses - J & R Fleming Ltd 62 Ring-end Spectacles on 1727 Gravestone, Scotland 62 Praxinoscope sold at Sotheby’s 3.3.95 62 Opera Glasses and Spy Glasses sold at Christie’s 27.11.97 62 Oval Magnifying Glass, Christie’s sale 21.9.1998 63 Apr. 1998 Ditto (text) 64 Jul. 1998 High-joint patent UK No. 324,337, McLeod 22.10.1928 63 Apr. 1998 ‘Highway’ Ful-vue spectacles 63 Der Rathgeber fur die Erhaltung der Augen 63 Bartisch, ‘Ophthalmodouleia’ – cataract surgery 63 Bartisch, ‘Ophthalmodouleia’ – operation to separate eyelids 63 J & R Fleming Ltd: Some Suggestions in Case-Naming Styles 63 Ramstein’s patented nickel night-driving spectacles 63 Oriental spectacles 64 Jul. 1998 The Eye Infirmary of Athens 64 The Ophthalmoscope of Anagnostakis 64 J & R Fleming Ltd, London 64 The ‘Utility’ Pocket Combination 64 Stolen gold spectacles and silver case 64 Saint Odilia 65 Oct. 1998 Trade card: John B Dancer, Manchester 65 ‘The Favourate (sic) Cat and De La-Tour Painter, 1813 65 Nitsche & Gunther-Menisken 66 Jan. 1999 Anon. trade card – English combination nose spectacles 66 Three nose spectacles 66 AAOC sight-test card advert 66 Trade card: Pache & Son, makers of artificial eyes, Birmingham 66 Trade card: C Wall, Electro-plater, Gilder, Gold Cutter, B’ham 66 ‘The Chorus’ – Hogarth 66 The British Antiquarian 67 Apr. 1999 English Combination nose spectacles and case 67 Table of English Terminology for Spectacles 67 Oil Ophthalmic Lamps 67 Advertisement: Watson’s ‘Speera’ Binocular Magnifiers 67 Advertisement: The Glassie Lens Cleaner 67 Dudley Adams Designs for the Sides of Spectacles 1797 67 Spectacles which may be glazed to Storer’s specifications 68 Jul. 1999
P a g e | 63 Example of folding eyeglasses with short handle 68 Items in Glerum Sale 29-30 March 1999 68 Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlosser Garten und Seen 68 Zeiss Mikroskope 68 Filigree-work Spectacles and Case 68 Advertisement: J & H Taylor, Birmingham & Christchurch, New Zealand 68 : J & H Taylor, Birmingham 98 : J & H Taylor 99 Advertisement: spare pair of glasses 68 Fits-U Eyeglasses: table of pupillary distance 69 Oct. 1999 Pince-nez – various types 69 Advert for M W Dunscombe, Bristol 69 A judge wearing spectacles 1799 69 Leather-framed eye glasses and wooden case 70 Jan. 2000 Storer spectacles 70 Prof. Dr.R Greeff; Prof. Dr O Hallauer; Prof. Dr A von Pflugk; Prof. Dr M 70 von Rohr Three eyebaths/eyewash cups 70 Optical Fans 70 Part of rivet spectacle, Haarlem, Holland 71 Apr. 2000 Items from Glerum Sale, Holland, December 1999 71 Eyebath stamp, Australia 71 BOA Collection print – Gillray 1796 71 Cottet and Revluc pince-nez 71 Advertisement, George Culver Ltd 71 Ribright necessaire 71 Asiatic spectacles from book ‘Durchblicke’ 71 4” tall bisque dolls + ‘spectacles’ (J W Rosenthal) 72 Jul. 2000 Print, Kay 1799 72 Old Galeski business card 72 Galeski implant with prosthesis 72 19 th century fashion plate 72 Advertisement: spectacle repairs 72 Short-sight test-lenses 73 Oct. 2000 Cases from the Davidson Sales, July 2000 73 Pebbles 73 Shot-proof spectacles 73 Brazilian pebble 73 Pebble tester 73 Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein 73 Visual Glasses (Martin’s Margins) 73 Stolen opera glasses 74 Jan. 2001 Advertisement for Barr & Stroud Binoculars 74 Advertisement for Eyeglass Chains, 1913 74 Advertisement for John Baird & Son, Glasgow 74 Advertisement for Dollond & Co, London 74 The Haarlem Finds 74 Plate 13 from book ‘L’Industrie de la Lunetterie dans le Canton de Morez 74 (Jura)’ Steel hat spectacles 75 Apr. 2001 Vanity Fair Prints 75 Nuremberg spectacles 75 1736 Trade Card – James Mann, Optician 75
P a g e | 64 1797: New patent for inventor John Richardson 75 1828 Trade Card – W Dowling 75 Protective goggles and spectacles 75 Advertisement: Retail prices of spectacles and eye glasses with spectrum blue 75 lenses Nuremberg Masterpiece spectacles 76 Jul. 2001 Two stolen silver spectacle cases 76 Work of the artist John Kay 76 Browning’s improvement on the Canadian Folder 76 Wearing folders at an angle 76 Advertisement: Browning’s Binoculars 76 Leather spectacles 77 Oct. 2001 Gentleman using a spy-glass 77 Sliding sides 77 Advertisement: Frederick Bateman & Co, Croydon 77 Rivet spectacles found in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands 78 Jan. 2002 Grenada 50c stamp showing rivet spectacles 78 Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire 78 Spina Frontalis monocle 78 The General Optical Company, London 78 Advertisement: 1840 Trade card Andrew Pritchard, London 78 Zwolle rivet spectacles 79 Apr. 2002 Archeological finds in Netherlands 79 Spectacles with spiral sides, after Scarlett (Bonhams) 79 Spectacle cases 79 Advertisement: D F McLeod, Dornoch, 1925 79 ‘Stammbaum’ der Sehhilfen. MacGregor/ Loeliger/ Hallauer 79 Camera Obscura 79 Electros for Opticians 79 First printed illustration of spectacles, 1493 80 Jul. 2002 Marshall Microscope 80 Advertisement: Trade card D McGregor, Glasgow and Greenock 80 Advertisement: Trade card Anglo American Optical Co, London 80 Banjo-style spectacle cases, 1465, 1490, 18 th century 80 Illustrations from ‘Optiker und Oculisten in Ostfriesland’ 80 Accurate replica of Trig Lane spectacles – computer cataloguing 80 Four-draw opera glasses 81 Oct.2002 Print of early spectacles (1475) 81 Wooden ‘dug-out’ spectacle cases 81 Spectacles – Regensburg masterpiece 81 Spectacles - Nuremberg masterpiece 81 Advertisement – Wm Gowlland (1916) Ltd 81 Spy glass and case 81 Eye Ointment 81 Oriental eyeglasses in wooden case 82 Jan. 2003 Items from Nosch Collection sale, Oct. 2002 82 Advertisement, Carl Zeiss, Jena 82 Spectacle maker – woodcut by Joust Amman 82 Masterpiece spectacles 82 Box for Nurnberg spectacles 82 De Bril Bekeken 82 Trade card: Alfred Apps, London 83 Apr. 2003
P a g e | 65 Six engravings – Can you identify them? 83 Figure from W C Butler’s patent for vertically adjustable bifocal spectacle 84 frames Advertisement: ‘Nuocee’ folding spectacles 84 85 Oct. 2003 Instruments for frame-measuring 84 Unusual (aluminium) eyeglasses 85 Oct. 2003 Costume parisien, 1806 85 The Bench (Hogarth) 85 Souvenir spectacle case 85 Invoice: Newman & Son 85 Invoice: J Raphael & Co 85 Entomological magnifier 85 A rare book 85 Cover of book ‘La Folie des Lunettes’, F Crestin-Billet 86 Jan. 2004 Silver spectacles with treble-hinged folding sides – P Aangenendt 86 S L Catalogue, 1901 - bridges 86 L’Amy factory, Morez – photographs, N Handley 86 LARGO frame design for Lacoste by J-B Bouvier, 2003 86 Invoice: Curry & Paxton, 1918 86 Chatelaine cases – R J S MacGregor 86 Castle of Wartburg – RJ S MacGregor 86 Detail from ‘The Tax Collectors’ - Roemerswale 87 Apr. 2004 Silver & wood reliquary + Nuremberg-style spectacles – M Pallone 87 ‘Old Manchester’, 1860 – J Mudd 87 Advertisement: Lenton & Rusby Ltd., Sheffield 87 Photograph: female German optician 87 Oriental spectacle case – R J S MacGregor 87 Oriental woman wearing spectacles 87 Man wearing nose spectacles, 1774 87 Print: A Spectacle Pedlar – Hannover Exhibition, 2004 88 Jul. 2004 St Philip Neri’s spectacles – M Pallone 88 Workroom outfits – Kirk Bros., 1933 88 Eye Bath price list/ Eye Rod price list – Surgical Manuf. Co. Ltd., 1925 88 Spectacle cases – R J S MacGregor 88 Advertisement : Polaroid spectacles – C Davis Keeler Ltd 88 Philip, from Montelparo’s Polyptych, Rome – M & N Pallone 89 Oct. 2004 The Dunscombe lens and case – T Bowden 89 M W Dunscombe trade card 89 WM and RH Ramstein autographs – T Ramstein/R J S MacGregor 89 Snuff box + lorgnette – P Aangenendt 90 Jan. 2005 Eyebath in Museo Storico Nazionale dell’Arte Sanitaria, Rome – M Pallone 90 Advertisement: Nitsche & Gunther Optical Co. Ltd 90 Sir George Airy - Vanity Fair print 90 Photographs: Club visit to Jena, Germany, 2004 – N Handley 90 The Skiascope – Dr E P Douglas 90 Illustrations relating to spectacle-case makers Hall – R J S MacGregor 90 American Optical Company x 3 91 Apr. 2005 Lots 506 and 518 from the Christie’s sale, 7 April 2005 91 ‘A Short Account of the Eye, and Nature of Vision’ – James Ayscough 91 ‘An Essay on Visual Glasses’ – Benjamin Martin 91 Advertisement: James Ayscough 91
P a g e | 66 Optiker C Ramstein 91 Illustrations from the book ‘Die Optikerfamilie Ramstein und ihre Sammlung 91 antiker Brillen und optischer Instrumente Christie’s sale 7 April 2005: Lot 520, spectacles – R J S MacGregor 92 Jul. 2005 Advertisement: Lens repair 92 D-spectacles – N Handley 92 A Spanish Gentleman – José Buzo Caceres 92 The Augsberg Art Cabinet, Uppsala – C E Letocha 92 Spectacles with polyhedral lenses from the Uppsala cabinet and Science 92 Museum, London – C E Letocha Spectacles with double concave lenses, the Uppsala cabinet – C E Letocha 92 Showcard from Bexhill Museum – F Barraclough 92 Italian rivet spectacles – M Pallone 93 Oct. 2005 Optical stamp – P Aangenendt 93 Christie’s sale 29 June 2005 : Lot 93 93 Optrex eyebaths (total of 31 illustrations) – W Banninga 93 eBay sales: whalebone spectacles, wooden spectacle case, opera glasses – A 93 McBrayer Advertisement: J H Price-Bond 93 J T Desaguliers – H Hysing 93 Christie’s sale 19 October 2005: Optical sign 94 Jan. 2006 Two-lens reading glass, Regensburg c. 1600 AD 94 Fragments of bone rivet spectacles, 14c; brass spectacle case 16c-17c. 94 Luneburg State Dept. of Archaeology Old Man with Spectacles behind his Ear – Giuseppe Zocchi, c. 1760 94 Diopter Spectacles, W Gregory & Co. London 94 95 Apr. 2006 Leather spectacles from Gnalic shipwreck 94 Jan. 2006 Box for leather spectacles from Gnalic shipwreck 94 Pinhole spectacles 94 Advertisement: Russell & Leslie’s, Thurso 94 Old Microscopes 94 Voigtlaender opera glasses 95 Apr. 2006 Illustration from ‘Opticae Thesaurus’ 95 eBay sale: part of medieval pair of spectacles?? 95 Triplex spectacles 1924 95 Headlamp spectacles 1930 95 Single eyerim from Moyse’s Hall Museum 95 Early opera glasses and Voigtlaender Patent plaque 95 F Voigtlaender’s Patent Application 95 The Supra and Patent Specification 95 Hi-Jinx! By Birch 1958 95 Walking costume 95 Bow Spectacles and folding Nose Spectacles from Moyse’s Hall Museum 95 Adams’ 1797 Patent Spectacles: photographs, diagrams, specification and 96 Jul. 2006 shown in use Nose spectacles – woodcut illustration 96 The Polemoscope or Jealousy Glass 96 Paper Spectacle Case liner advertising Spencer Optical Mfg. Co. NY 96 Wooden carving, Church of St Peter’s, Wormleighton 96 Advertisement: George Adams 96 Three Spyglasses, Two Jealousy Glasses 96 Publicity for BOA Museum + profession of optometry 96
P a g e | 67 Helmholtz Ophthalmoscopes 97 Oct. 2006 Christie’s sale 12 July 2006: Pince-Nez shop sign 97 Banjo-style spectacle case 97 Advertisement: F G Phillips, opera glasses 97 Advertisement: Zeiss Vertex Refractionometer 97 Advertisement: Wm Stephens & Co. 97 Advertisement: Algha 97 Advertisement: D F McLeod 97 Silver and tortoiseshell Spyglass 97 Tortoiseshell Spring-Lorgnette 97 18c Horn Spectacle Case and whalebone Nose Spectacles 98 Jan. 2007 14c – 16c Italian Rivet Spectacles 98 Pince-Nez brooch 98 17c ivory single-draw Telescope 98 Persol folding sunglasses (Steve McQueen) 98 Publicity: broken Pince-Nez 98 Various ‘Lovers’ Eyes’ 98 Lover’s Eye Finger Ring – Skinner Auction House, USA 99 Advertisement: Curry & Paxton Ltd. 98 Photograph: Pringles, Sight-testing 98 ‘Artist with Palette, 1886’: self-portrait by John Q Pringle 98 John Quinton Pringle: Optician’s hanging sign 98 Real tortoiseshell Spectacle Case, 19c – P Aangenendt, C Aangenendt 98 Group photograph visit to Italy, September 2006 – G Turner 98 Whalebone Temple Spectacles and Case – W Weismuller 99 Apr. 2007 Whalebone Nose Spectacles, c. 1700 108 Jul. 2009 Advertisement: J S Eidmans & Co 99 Babcock Double Eyed Spectacles; rectangular Spectacles – A McBrayer 99 Babcock Octagonal Eyed Spectacles – A McBrayer 99 Patent 13,367: Anderson’s specification, Spring Joints – R J S MacGregor 99 Patent 916: Anderson’s temple with Spiral Spring – R J S MacGregor 99 Scissors spectacles - various 99 2007 card - Optisches Museum, Jena 99 Valentine Card – F Barraclough 99 Advertisement: Stebbing & Wood, advertising Anderson’s Patent 99 Rare Spectacles with matching Case – Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna 100 Jul. 2007 Fabergé Magnifying Glass – Bonham’s 100 Secondary side of pear-shaped Spectacle Case – Kunsthistorisches Museum, 100 Vienna Illustration of his father’s invention, from ‘An Essay on Vision’ 1789 – 100 George Adams II Patent drawing, Robert Bretell Bate’s Lorgnette, 1825 – Eyre & Spttiswoode 100 Various Lorgnettes illustrated in catalogue – Société des Lunetiers, 1901 100 Various Lorgnettes illustrated in catalogue – Nitsche & Gunther, 1931 100 Advertisement : Lizars, 1859 – The Penny Post, 5 March 1859 100 Advertisement: Lizars’ Lorgnettes 1935 – Lizars Catalogue 1935 100 Various Lizars advertisements : Lizars Catalogues, 1892 and 1930s 100 OAICC 25th Anniversary : group photograph, 13 May 2007, Strand Palace 100 Hotel Telescopic Spectacles c. 1860 101 Oct. 2007 Grossmama’s Brille 101 Model Eye of ivory on base of wood – BOA Museum 101 Guild Badge: Nürmberg 1530 Die Brillenmacher 101
P a g e | 68 16 th century Spectacles: ‘The Tax Collectors’ 101 Apotropaic Spectacle Marks – N Handley 101 ‘The British Workman’ magazine 1883 + engraving – J Dixon Salt 101 Eye Lotions, Salves and Ointments, Pot Covers, etc. – W Banninga 101 Early Telescopes – C Fryer 101 Wooden Spectacle Case – P Aangenendt 101 Lorgnette, jewelled cover – P Aangenendt 101 18 th century jealousy glass, optical compendium, spyglass & small telescope 102 Jan. 2008 Three eyebaths 102 Patch or Snuff boxes 102 Vernis Martin spyglass 102 Spectacle cases 102 Father Frank Flynn 102 Curry & Paxton Ltd showroom, workshop 102 Ophthalmoscopes by Curry & Paxton 102 Johnson, Matthey & Co. Ltd: gold-filled spectacle frame wire 102 German brass spectacles 103 Apr. 2008 ‘Lover’s Eye’ portrait miniature 103 Invoice: M Pillischer, Optician, 1870 103 Temple spectacles of silver in a wooden caes 103 Initial in a Bible of 1350 A.D., National Library, Paris 103 Dame Edna Everage 50c Australian stamp 2004 103 Stephanie Deste wearing spectacles 103 Hat ‘Orthoptic’, N & G 1910 103 Trade card, Edinburgh c. 1710-1740 103 Victorian fan/lorgnette 103 Various late 19 th century Mauchline-ware items 103 One fabulous spectacle case, £3,622 : Christie’s 104 Jul. 2008 The ‘Davidson’ double optometer 104 Scarlett trade card 104 Spectacle makers’ silver marks: J Dixon Salt 104 The Braunschweig spectacles-taler of 1588 104 Trade token: Henry Blackham 104 Jul. 2008 Miniature portrait on ivory: P. Aangenendt 104 Dollond theatre glasses and binoculars 105 Oct. 2008 Scissors spectacles: R J S MacGregor 106 Jan. 2009 Andrew Jackson (as seen through the ‘glorification’ spectacles 106 Records of John McAllister & Son: ‘Jack Downing slides’ : A McBrayer 106 Records of Jacob Colton: ‘Spectacles J.D.’: A McBrayer 106 Photograph: loop-slide spectacles by T F Hamilton: A McBrayer 106 Catalogue 1872 – Coin silver spectacles with band slides, JD slides and 106 Turnpin sides: Spencer Optical Manfacturing Company Trade card of J Fenton Hamilton 106 1841 patent of spectacles with loop slide temples: T. Eltonhead 106 Catalogue illustration – Temple sides with sliding mechanism: American 106 Optical Company Telescopic spectacle sides: BOA Museum 106 Ramstein Optik, Basel 106 Tudor Edwards’ catheter spectacles: J Dixon Salt 106 Spectacle-mounted magnifiers: J Dixon Salt 106 Advertisement for True Spectacles 1697 106 How not to put on spectacles or spring folders: ‘Our Eyes’, 1892, J Browning 106
P a g e | 69 Four European statues of St Lucy, carved wood: P Aangenendt 106 Postage stamp from Netherlands 2008 – Dollond spyglass: P Aangenendt 106 Gold watch-lorgnette, key and case 106 Abraham Lincoln’s spectacles: Heritage Auctions, Inc. 107 Apr. 2009 Part of collection of the late Fritz Rathschuler, Genova: F Rathschuler 107 Professor Vincent Ilardi 107 An essay on blindness: M Diderot 107 Pages from the Encyclopedia Diderot & D’Alembert: M Diderot 107 Williams’ lantern: J Dixon Salt 107 Copperplate engraving, Jeremias Wolff: P Aangenendt 107 White horn split bridge nose spectacles 107 Leeuwenhoek silver microscope £260,000: Christie’s 108 Jul. 2009 Carved boxwood spectacle case and a pair of whalebone nose spectacles 108 c. 1700: U Timm Advertisement for postal boxes by Horton & Arlidge Ltd.: F Norville 108 Advertisement for the Visioscope Optical Co., (Mail Order)Victoria, Australia 108 Lorgnette 108 British Patent 20389, 1900: spectacles with mirrors for rearward vision – 108 Charles Sharland Various squint masks and spectacles 108 Advertisement: John Bleuler, Optician, London 108 Nose-Spectacles and cases from Ceylon: U Timm 108 Photograph, Tim Bowden, New Editor 109 Oct. 2009 Unusual spectacles with hinged bifocal additions, c. 1930: M Ling 109 Twisted frame of 18 th century Nuremberg spectacles, Dordrecht: W Banninga 109 Advertisement for Wilhelm Rinesz, Optiker, Vienna 109 Publicity for Civil War Pensions, USA: M O’Hughes 109 Three advertisements for artificial eyes, USA: M O’Hughes 109 American slide temples: A. McBrayer 109 Advertisement for hat spectacles, Buenos Aires 109 Trade card, W & S Jones, London, c. 1860 109 Trade card, Ramsden, London 109 c. 1730 Nose Spectacles: U Timm 109 c. 1780 Steel spectacles of unusual design : U Timm 109 Two-draw carved ivory monocular, W & S Jones, London: Sternberg- 110 Jan. 2010 Josefson Collection Snail-shaped three-draw perfume monocular: Sternberg-Josefson Collection 110 Earliest known Voigtlaender binocular opera glasses, c. 1823: Sternberg- 110 Josefson Collection American Optical Building, Southbridge, 2009 110 New book: Peter Louwman 110 Photographs: Neil Handley, Graeme Holland 110 Photographs from visit to Southbridge and Sturbridge Old Village, USA: Tim 110 Bowden Photographs from Club visit to Germany 2009 110 Archeological optical items dug up in Amsterdam: The Department of 110 Monument & Archeology, Amsterdam Illustrations to accompany article on the Bates’ Method, part 1 110 The Water Lens 110 111 Apr. 2010 Monocular 111 Various illustrations: eyeglasses, spectacles, pince-nez, Fox guards 111 Publicity for a TV series, seeking participants 111
P a g e | 70 Book cover: Stories of Looks & Visions: Galleria Guglielmo Tabacchi 111 Various illustrations to ‘The Bates’ Method, part 2’ J Dixon Salt/N Handley 111 Pair of Eye Preservers: J Dixon Salt 111 Four spectacles cases from the collection of Gary Conway 111 Items from the Mme Heymann Collection 112 Jul. 2010 Monoculars :M Ling 112 Photograph: David and Jacqueline Fleishman 112 National Museum of Renaissance, Ecouen, France 112 Lorgnette : Ralf Meyer 113 Oct. 2010 Ophthalmic surgical instrument set : [email protected] 113 Tycho Brahe, astronomer 113 Dudley Adams spectacles on head band 113 Pince Nez – Patent 8650, G C Bateman: Alan Leach 113 Front page of The Sun newspaper, death of Ronnie Barker 113 Photograph of Neil Handley 113 Photographs of M. and Mme Heymann 113 Photograph of Doug Pinchin 113 Two commemorative plaques unveiled, London 113 S6 NBC Respirator 113 Advertisement: G C Bateman 113 Quizzer, cataract spectacles, welding spectacles, double-D spectacles from the 113 George Bateman auction, June 2010 From the collection of ….. Quizzer-Magnifier: F Barraclough + others 114 Jan. 2011 Photograph: F Barraclough 114 Photographs from Club visits to the Netherlands 2010 114 Photographs from last visit to Hanover 114 Illustration of Optiek Aangenendt: P & C Aangenendt 114 Portraits of Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel and Caroline Lucretia Herschel 114 Uranus and its moons; 40ft reflecting telescope at Slough 114 Photograph of Tim Bowden 114 Logo for Open House London 18-19 September 2010 114 Photographs of flip-top spectacle case: Ed Welch Jr 114 Contact lenses for sale: W Weismüller 114 Bergen Op Zoom Spectacles: P Aangenendt 115 Apr. 2011 Secret bifocals: L Jenkin, R J S MacGregor, N Handley 115 English shooting spectacles: J Dixon Salt 115 P Aangenendt at home with two visitors 115 Sir John Herschel 115 Mme Alfred Heymann commemorative disc 115 Photograph of previous visit to Udo Timm’s private optical museum 115 Photograph of visit to the Netherlands 2010 115
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