http://www.opticalheritagemuseum.org
Industry Present and Past Historical Resources Page
Eyeglass Frames
Optical Heritage Museum Collection - Dr. David Fleishman examines the frames
US Presidents and their Eyeglasses
Antiquespectacles.com - Famous people wearing glasses
AO Catalogues for Download:
AO 1931 Gold Filled Spectacle Frames Catalogue
(7mb pdf file)
AO Wellsworth 1920 Gold Frames & Materials price list
(2mb pdf file)
AO 1935 Gold Filled Spectacle Frames Catalogue
(8mb pdf file)
Unusual Frames from John Young's COLTS Museum Collection
Check out Neil Handleys Fall 2011 Book on Cult Eyewear
(unusual Frames) available on-line
http://www.merrellpublishers.com/?9781858945095
AO Numont Frame Ad from a 1940 AO Vision Magazine
Download this magazine (32mb pdf)
1957 AO Designer Schiaparelli Collection info
Antiquespectacles.com- public_collections
http://pincenez1.blogspot.com/
The above is a model the newly erected 20 foot tall AO Frame Sculpture
in tribute to American Optical and its contributions.
Find out more about this project:
http://www.dickwhitney.net/AOSculpture.html
Start at a list of Present Frame Companies and their history:
http://www.marchon.com/content.html
http://www.luxottica.com/english/profilo_aziendale/index_keyfacts.html
http://www.nouveaueyewear.com/
Lens Materials- History of CR39
Optical Industry Vintage Advertising
Main- Industry Heritage