Eyeglasses
Object number2021.1.1 a-e
Manufacturer
Designs for Vision
Date1986-1995
OriginStamford, CT
MediumPlastic; Metal; Glass(?); Wood; Brass; Adhesive; Paper; Ink; Fabric; Velcro; Rubber; Polyurethane(?) foam remnants
Credit LineGift of Velma Scantlebury
DescriptionSurgical telescopes with wooden storage box, business card, black strap, and rubber connector.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a - closed): 1.938 × 5.813 × 1.375 in. (4.9 × 14.8 × 3.5 cm)Height x Width x Depth (a - open): 2 × 5.813 × 6.063 in. (5.1 × 14.8 × 15.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 3.063 × 7.625 × 4.125 in. (7.8 × 19.4 × 10.5 cm)
Height x Width (c): 2 × 3.5 in. (5.1 × 8.9 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (d): 7.5 × 0.75 × 0.375 in. (19.1 × 1.9 × 1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (e - largest piece): 0.563 × 0.438 × 0.25 in. (1.4 × 1.1 × 0.6 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Silver text on exterior of proper left temple "V SCANTLEBURY M.D."
(b)
Front of lid has rectangular adhesive-backed paper label in top right corner with handwritten text in black ink "Scantlebury".
(c)
Left side of card has, from top to bottom: blue printed University of Pittsburgh logo, blue text "UNIVERSITY of PITTSBURGH / MEDICAL CENTER", and black text "Thomas E. Starzl / Transplantation Institute".
Right side of card has black printed text including "Velma P. Scantlebury, MD, FACS / Associate Professor of Surgery / Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh / Transplant Surgery 4A-470 / 3705 FIfth Avenue / Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2583 / [phone number, fax number, email address]".
Marks(a)
Text on interior side of both temples near earpiece "[symbol] 5.75 U.S.A." and on interior of frame above proper left lens "48-24".
(b)
Brass latch on front with engraved text "U.S.A. / EXCELSIOR / STAMFORD / CONN."
Metal plate applied to front of box at bottom with text "DESIGNS FOR VISION'S SURGICAL TELESCOPES / CUSTOM-MADE FOR / V. SCANTLEBURY M D"; and in bottom left corner of plate "[logo] / U.S. PAT. / NO. 3273456".
Historical NotesSurgical telescopes made for Dr. Velma Scantlebury by Designs for Vision. Scantlebury was the first African-American woman transplant surgeon in the United States.
Previous owner
Dr. Velma P. Scantlebury
(born 1955)
Related person
Thomas E. Starzl M.D.
(born 1926)
Related institution
University of Pittsburgh
Related institution
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Related institution
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
Related institution
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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