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Sample Eyeglass Frame

Sample Eyeglass Frame - Eyeglasses
Accession #: 3150.37E
Title: Sample Eyeglass Frame
Object Type: Eyeglasses
Participants:
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)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 1 5/8 x 4 7/8"
Materials/Techniques:
plastic (organic material) (Material)
metal (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
95/$12.00 (label on proper right arm)
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Lucille V. Anderson, 1986.

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