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Sample Eyeglass Frame
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Accession #: | 3150.37E |
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Title: | Sample Eyeglass Frame |
Object Type: | Eyeglasses |
Participants: |
Sapp, Oscar T. (user)
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Physical Description: | Red plastic frames with metal decorations at the corners and a cutout decoration along the tops of the frame revealing the clear plastic beneath the red. |
Description: | Spokane optometrist Oscar T. Sapp (1886-1985) practiced in several downtown locations from about 1917 until retirement around 1975. He worked as a lens and prism grinder, managed Spokane Optical Co., and later ran a private practice in the Peyton Building. After his death, his daughter donated the contents of his office, including a hanging Visual Acuity Chart of coated linen and a rolling cabinet of 1950s eyeglass frames. |
Category: | History |
Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Optical (Industry->Medicine), Medicine (Industry)
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Dimensions: |
Object H x W 1 5/8 x 4 7/8"
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Materials/Techniques: |
plastic (organic material) (Material)
metal (Material)
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Marks/Inscription: |
95/$12.00 (label on proper right arm)
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Related Exhibits: | |
Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Lucille V. Anderson, 1986. |
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