Eyeglasses
Object number2005.80.1 a,b
Retailer
Kornblum Optician
Date1820-1900
OriginPittsburg, PA
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumMetal/glass/faux leather/fabric/paper
Credit LineGiven in honor of Patricia Ulam Borger (a member of the Barrett Family)
DescriptionGold colored eyeglasses with glass lenses. Proper left earpiece only; proper right earpiece is missing.
Black faux leather eyeglass case; fabric-like interior; front area is smaller in size than the back area. Dimensions(a) Closed measurements:W: 4.25 in. H: 2 in.
(b) W: 4.875 in. H: 1.75 in.
Marks(b)
Manufacturer's impression on front side reads: "KORNBLUM / OPTICIAN / 37 FIFTH AVE. / PITTSBURG, PA."
Historical NotesEyeglasses and case belonging to the Barrett Family collection. Eyeglasses are from Kornblum Optician, 37 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg, PA. Part of a collection of items from the Barrett, Boggs, and Otto families, including a hand-made apron, two wedding bands, spectacles, and a spectacles case, collected to document these Western Pennsylvania families. Members of the three families immigrated to this area from Europe in the mid 18th and early 19th centuries.
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