Go back to article: Why the anonymous and everyday objects are important: using the Science Museum’s collections to re-write the history of vision aids

Figure 8

Colour photographs of three pairs of spectacles from the nineteenth century

© Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library

Left & centre: examples of a newer and older frame with material added for comfort. Science Museum’s Wellcome Collection, A681780 and A681350

Right: an example of a frame whose makeshift repair to the side-arm has unravelled. Science Museum’s Wellcome Collection, A62422

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15180/201306/012