Plastic spectacle frame fitting rule
 Catalogue Number: 2207 Plastic spectacle frame fitting rule Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Dispensing tool Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Description Of Item: Shaped white plastic rule with metal sliding fitting. Various scales to measure frame facial fitting, lens heights and monocular pupillary distances. Dimensions: 205 x 48 mm Historical Significance: The book L S Sasieni Spectacle fitting and optical dispensing 1950 (Cat nos 776 )2243) has an informative chapter (ch 2) on frame rules and one (ch 5) on devices for face measurements. How Acquired: Donated by Philip Lyons, Physics Museum, University of Melbourne Date Acquired: 16.6.2013 Condition: Good Location: Archive office. East wall shelves unit 3. Drawer 9 |