Optabs squat green glass eye bath
 Catalogue Number: 2373 Optabs squat green glass eye bath Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars Designer/inventor: Wood Bros Glass Company Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1940 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Barnsley, Yorkshire, UK Publisher/Manufacturer: Wood Bros Glass Company Description Of Item: Squat green glass eye bath. Base marked 'OPHTHALMIC GLASS' and 'OPTABS' between two arrowheads. This eye bath was supplied by Wood Bros of Barnsley, Yorkshire as their eye bath design 53a. H:34mm x W:43mm. Historical Significance: The 'Optabs' trademark was registered in November 1939 for soluble tablets to prepare fresh eye lotion. In 1970 the glass eye bath was superseded by a plastic design. The Wood Bros Glass Company was established in 1928. Ref: Sturrock, George, Eye Baths, Millstream Books, 2012 How Acquired: Donated by Pamela Sutton Date Acquired: Feb 2014 Condition: Excellent Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 6 |