Theory and application of Bausch and Lomb Ophthalmic Lenses
 Catalogue Number: 1384 Theory and application of Bausch and Lomb Ophthalmic Lenses Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Corporation: Bausch and Lomb Year Of Publication/Manufacture: undated Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Rochester, New York Publisher/Manufacturer: Bausch and Lomb Optical Co Description Of Item: Glossy illustrated 2 colour stiff board covers, stapled, 52 pages, numerous illustrations. Includes chapters on the history and manufacture of ophthalmic lenses and on various kinds of lenses produced by Bausch and Lomb (Orthogon, Bifocal, Orthogon Panoptik, Soft-lite Absorptive lenses, Cataract lenses and toughened lenses). Two black and white photographs slipped in, being photos of the illustrations on page 8 and 9 of a glass plant 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. See also Cat No. 472, 1006 and 1007 How Acquired: Donated by Barry L Cole Date Acquired: Dec 2009 Condition: Very good Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 3 |