Infographics are making big news on the Internet; Fun Infographic on the History of Eyewear. We love it. … [Read more...]
The History Of Augmented Reality
August 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I was curious about the history of Augmented reality because it does involve eyewear. History of Augmented Reality Wikipedia 1957-62: Morton Heilig, a cinematographer, creates and patents a simulator called Sensorama with visuals, sound, vibration, and smell. 1966: Ivan Sutherland invents the head-mounted display and positions it as … [Read more...]
The Past And The Present – TV Eyewear
August 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
TV Eyewear is not a new concept as you can see they were already looking at TV eyewear in 1963. The concepts of mechanical television can be traced back to the discovery of the photoconductivity of the element selenium by Willoughby Smith in 1873, the invention of a scanning disk by Paul Gottlieb Nipkow in 1884 and John Logie Baird's … [Read more...]
Museums For Eyewear
August 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Going on a trip and want to check out a little more about eyewear history? Here is a partial listing of eyewear museums from around the world. Most museums will have period and vintage eyewear displays Asia China Shanghai Eyeglasses Museum- China Address: No. 533 Baochang Rd., Zhabei … [Read more...]
Vintage Eyewear Celebrity Pictures
August 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
So many eyewear styles, so many celebrities, Audrey Hepburn, Bette Davis, Gina Lollibridga all wore great sunglasses. In fact, Audrey Hepburn was known for her oversized dark specs. Some vintage picture just for fun. What eyewear are you carrying that looks like the below? … [Read more...]
Past And Present Eyewear: Reading In Bed
August 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Everything comes around again. In 1936 a visored eyewear look was called 'Reading in Bed' eyewear You can still get Reading in Bed Eyewear from Hammacher On the other hand, you can get the same concept is called Hoodie Eyewear, Hoodie Eyewear was launched by Henry Holland in collaboration with LeSpecs We called it visored … [Read more...]
Vintage Vogue Magazine Eyewear
August 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Eyewear has graced Vogue Magazine covers since 1916. Vogue Magazine has influenced fashion since 1892. Founded by Arthur Baldwin Turnure, it was meant to be a society paper for New York's elite. It started out as a weekly publication, not really focussing on fashion, more what to wear to New York society events. Conde Nast bought Vogue in … [Read more...]
Vintage Eyewear- Mod Models OF The ’60′s
August 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
Top Models have been wearing eyewear since the beginning of time: Jean Scrimpton, was an icon and is considered to be one of the world's first supermodels. She appeared on covers such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Elle, Ladies' Home Journal, Newsweek, and Time magazines. She starred alongside Paul Jones in the 1967 … [Read more...]
Vintage Celebrity Eyewear- Blonde Bombshells
August 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Bridgett Bardot, Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe all wearing sunglasses Jayne Mansfield (April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s, Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, … [Read more...]
Vintage Safety Glasses And Goggles Collection
August 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Vintage Safety Glasses and Goggles collection Safety Eyewear Trivia- November 2, 1880, a patent was granted to an African American gentleman named Mr. P. Johnson for his invention of "Eye Protectors". Todays OptiFun is sponsored by Wiley X Eyewear: Wiley X Eyewear, a leading provider of protective eyewear and ballistic products for the … [Read more...]
Whats In Your Attic? Venerable Vintage Eyewear?
June 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We did this Britney Spears post on our Facebook and asked what eyewear she was wearing. Mike Rosscup one-upped us by posting an Art Deco Eyewear Mask her found and asking us if we knew what that was. He sent us an assortment of vintage eyewear and here is his story: I began working for Jules Vision Center in upstate NY in 1986 as a bench … [Read more...]
Name This Historic Lab Equipment
March 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This came across our google alerts from boingboing gadges. If Anyone call tell us what this bausch and lomb piece of equipment is, please let us and boingboing know. Science blogger Southern Fried Scientist found it in a cabinet in his laboratory. It's got a motor, which turns some kind of centrifuge, and a set of optical lenses, which … [Read more...]
Better Eyesight Magazine Year 1926
February 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Natural Eyesight Improvement. Better Eyesight Magazine by William H. Bates, M. D. Ophthalmologist - Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat - Central Fixation Publishing Co., New York City, New York, USA. Dr. Bates discovered the natural principals, true function of the eyes and applied relaxation, natural methods to return the eyes, eye muscles, nerves, … [Read more...]
Choosing Period Eye Glasses For Historical Renenacting
January 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
There is a big market in vintage eyewear, not just because its the hot eyewear trend now, but movies, plays, historical re-enactments all need period eyewear. There are over 18,000 movie theaters in the USA alone, but almost every city has a theater, plus colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, drama schools, … [Read more...]
1930′s Clothing of The Future For Year 2000 AD
January 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A great video from 1930's that predicts what we will be wearing in the year 2000. Interesting, how much they predicted, from an electric belt that deals with climate change and headlamps … [Read more...]
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