http://www.opticalheritagemuseum.org
Optical Heritage Museum Web Site

Industry Present and Past Historical Resources Page

Eyeglass Frames

Optical Heritage Museum Collection - Dr. David Fleishman examines the frames

Antiquespectacles.com - Famous people wearing glasses

AO 1931 Gold Filled Spectacle Frames Catalogue (7mb pdf file)- New July 22, 2009

AO Wellsworth 1920 Gold Frames & Materials price list (2mb pdf file)- New July 22, 2009

AO 1935 Gold Filled Spectacle Frames Catalogue (8mb pdf file)- New July 22, 2009

Unusual Frames from John Young's COLTS Museum Collection

AO Numont Frame Ad from a 1940 AO Vision Magazine

Download this magazine (32mb pdf)

1957 AO Designer Schiaparelli Collection info

AO frames

Antiquespectacles.com- public_collections

Ocular Heritage Society

http://pincenez1.blogspot.com/

The above is a model of the planned 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/

AO Technical Publications on OHM website

Lens Materials- History of CR39

Lens type/design history

Optical Industry Vintage Advertising

Lens Companies

Lens Equipment

Safety Eyewear

Sunglasses

Standards / Organizations

Links of Interest

Hall of Fame

Main- Industry Heritage

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