1800 Straight Temple Spectacles
Straight temple spectacles were machine produced from 1833 until WWI. Most lenses in this type of spectacle are oval. However, square and octagon lenses do come to the marketplace from time to time. Colored lenses used before 1875 tended to serve a medical purpose. The use of colored lenses as sunglasses date to around 1880. Straight temple spectacles went out of style in the late 1800's but, continued to be made in small amounts until 1920.
Stock Number 2125-08
Circa 1860 shooting or sight seeing spectacles.
The
clear area of the lens is heavily frosted forcing the user to look through the amber area.
This is a rare form of this style spectacle. It was designed to allow more light to reach the eye when compared to similar spectacles that have a solid amber lens.
These frames are in excellent condition.
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