jan 1, 1468 - spectacle-maker
Description:
A maker of glass spectacles for those with defective vision. 1423 <i>Et de xxs receptis pro pare de spectakeles de argento et deaurato</i>, York (SS45/75); 1468-9 <i>De Alberto</i>(?) <i>Johnson spectaclemaker</i>, York (SS192/122). This man was almost certainly not English and his name suggests a German or Low Countries’ origin.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1468
Now
~ 557 years ago