The Philadelphia Optical College Certificate for the degree of Doctor of Optics awarded to Ernest MacFarlane
 Catalogue Number: 114 The Philadelphia Optical College Certificate for the degree of Doctor of Optics awarded to Ernest MacFarlane Category: Papers Sub-Category: Certificate, diploma Institution: The Philadelphia Optical College Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1910 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Philadephia USA Description Of Item: Framed certificate of the award of the Doctor of Optics degree (Opt D) to Ernest McFarlane dated 6th June 1910. Dimensions 570 x 465 mm Historical Significance: The Philadephia Optical College may have been the first to give a doctor's degree to optometry graduates when it awarded its first Doctor of Optics degree in 1889. Ernest MacFarlane (spelt McFarlane on the certiificate) had a long-established optometry practice at 13 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. He had purchased the practice in about 1905 from a Mr Pugh. He was joined in his practice by his son, Ken MacFarlane. This is an example of an Australian optometrist looking to overseas to obtain formal qualifications.1.7 Mb image in Museum iPhoto. How Acquired: Donated by Ken MacFarlane, optometrist, son of Ernest MacFarlane Condition: Good Location: Archive room. North wall slat board |