The making of a mechanical optician: a treatise on the equipment and mechanical work of optometrists and opticians
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Catalogue Number: 322
The making of a mechanical optician: a treatise on the equipment and mechanical work of optometrists and opticians
Category: Book
Sub-Category: Book of historical note
Author: W W SLADE
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1911
Time Period: 1900 to 1939
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Philadelphia
Publisher/Manufacturer: Keystone Publishing Company
Description Of Item: Original cloth, 188 pages, 204 illustrations.
Historical Significance: This is a comprehensive guide for optometrists and optical dispensers. The text and illustrations give an excellent picture of optical workshop practice at the beginning of the 20th C. The Keystone Publishing Company published a journal called the 'The Keystone' which was the organ of the Jewelry and Optical Trades. We also hold second copy Cat No.2206
How Acquired: Donated by Mrs Rene Morris, widow of Geoff Morris, Melbourne optometrist
Condition: Good
Location: Nathan Library. Aitken collection
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