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Eyeglasses first thought to be made around this time...to this time.
Only used by monks and scholars,
held in front of eyes or balanced on noseThe printing press was invented,
making books easier to access,
and encouraging advances in eyeglass
and mass production of them.The most significant improvement at
this time was temple pieces, the
little things that hook on to your ears,
Benjamin Franklin also invented
bifocals around this pointTemple pieces first came outScissor spectacles
invented around this timeMartins Margins
inventedSplit Bifocal
first introducedAround this time, the lorgnette, created 1780 became popular
due to the fact that glasses were related to old ageLorgnette CreatedThe Prince-nez, a pair of eyeglasses that rested on
your nose became popular around this time.
The problems of this pair was that the way
they fit on your face tended to make them uncomfortable,
and they broke easily from dropping.Temple spectacles replaced the Prince-Nez from actor influence and started to become
a popular choice. Around the 1930s, sunglasses
were made by Sir William Crookes, designed for military pilot use,
absorbing both UV and Infrared rays.Spectacles became more and
more integrated into the everyday wardrobe. Oversized lenses became popular around this time
due to an actor, Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisBy this time the plastic lenses are made by grinding and are
perfected to the buyers vision, frames are considered an accessory.
Chemicals and solutions are used to further perfect the lenses and
improvements are constantly being added to eyeglassesPeriods
Temple PiecesLornettePrince-NezTemple Spectacle
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