Industry Present and Past Historical Resources
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Lens Processing / Measurement Equipment Company History
The First AO Lensometer - 1921


AO Trial Lens set designed by Opticist Charles Prentice in 1900 (Optical Heritage Museum Collection)
Joe Sanitnelli shows his first edger which he recently displayed at Vision Expo East (March 22, 2012)
http://www.santinelli.com/company/history_main.aspx
(Now Reichert)
Humphrey Instruments
(now part of Carl Zeiss Meditec)
Download Model 350 Users manual (early 1990s)
42mb pdf

Antique Phoroptor
Lyle Rubin's Collection (Corning)

AO's 1936 Eye Camera called the Ophthalm-O-Graph.
For more info about it, Download the a pdf file from an AO Booklet titled :
AO Reading Diagnosis and TrainingBook 1936

The development of the first non- contact tonometer by Dr. Bernie Grolman (AO)
Lens Materials- History of CR39
Optical Industry Vintage Advertising
Main- Industry Heritage