Catalogue Number: 1326 Sight testing for the general practitioner : a manual by which he can acquire the knowledge necessary to determine all errors of refraction, and to prescribe spectacles Category: Book Sub-Category: Significant book (Aitken collection) Author: DAVIDSON Fanny Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1907 Edition: 4th Edition Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: F Davidson Description Of Item: Original red cloth covers, 102 pages, many illustrations Historical Significance: The first edition was (probably) published in 1897. This book is of interest because it is directed to teaching GPs how to sight test and a time when optometrists were first able to undertake formal training through the Worshipful Company of Spectacle makers and the British Optical Association. The author is presumably a woman but she addresses her book to 'medical men only'. Many of the illustrations are for optometrical equipment marketed by the author and are advertised with prices. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum (Abe books $A50) Date Acquired: Oct 2009 Condition: Very good Location: Nathan Library. Aitken collection |