Greens' Refractor Instruction Manual
 Catalogue Number: 3830 Greens' Refractor Instruction Manual Category: Book Sub-Category: Manual, for instruments etc Corporation: Bausch & Lomb Scientific Optical Products Division Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1970s - 80s Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Rochester, NY, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Bausch & Lomb Description Of Item: Greens' Refractor Instruction Manual. 19 pages, includes black & white photographs. Front card cover features silhouette of a Greens' refractor against a red background. The cover includes 'BAUSCH & LOMB/ Scientific Optical Products Division' and company logo of a solid black triangle in a circle. Handwritten on front cover in blue ink '13/7/87'.Title page refers to B&L catalogue nos 71-78-40 & 71-78-41. Dimensions 222 x 146 mm. The phoropter illustrated in this manual has a smooth cream enamel finish. Page 3 lists available colors of Jade Green, Cream White, Biscayne Blue and Satin Black. Historical Significance: The Greens' Refractor was designed by A S Green MD, L D Green MD & M I Green MD and was granted a patent in1932. The Greens' Refractor was very popular for many decades. Production stopped in the late 1970s, although many Greens' Refractors remained in use into the 21st century. How Acquired: Donated by Gordon Hawley Date Acquired: April 2020 Condition: Excellent Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 9 |