Bausch and Lomb Ophthalmic reference book
 Catalogue Number: 1385 Bausch and Lomb Ophthalmic reference book Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Corporation: Bausch and Lomb Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1953 Edition: Reprint Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Rochester, New York Publisher/Manufacturer: Bausch and Lomb Optical Co Description Of Item: Maroon cloth cover, 473 pages, numerous black and white photographs and figures. The book gives technical details of Bausch and Lomb lenses, instruments and eyewear. Historical Significance: This is a promotional book published by the large and well known optical company Bausch and Lomb that was founded in 1853 in Rochester New York as a small optical shop and grew to be a large company which in 2007 had 14,000 employees. The book was originally published in 1942 and reprinted in 1947, 1948 and 1953. It includes numerous photographs of ophthalmic instruments of the period. See also Cat No. 472, 1006 and 1007 How Acquired: Donated by Barry L Cole Date Acquired: Dec 2009 Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |