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Brochures from the Museum of the Eye, San Francisco, USA

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Catalogue Number: 4424
Brochures from the Museum of the Eye, San Francisco, USA
Category: Memorabilia and ephemera
Sub-Category: Brochure/pamphlet/leaflet (museums)
Institution: American Academy of Ophthalmology
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2023
Time Period: 21st C
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: San Francisco, USA
Publisher/Manufacturer: American Academy of Ophthalmology
Description Of Item: Set of five pamphlets 90 mm x 216 mm, three postcards 153 mm x 108 mm, a flyer 101 mm x 230 mm and a Business Card 90 mm x 51 mm produced by the American Academy of Ophthalmology Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye in San Francisco. Two pamphlets provide information about the Museum's permanent display, one about the temporary display (Eye Symbols and Signs) and another developed for visitor interaction. The post cards feature an illustration from 'Ophthalmodouleia: das ist Augendienst' by Georg Bartisch 1583 (Kett Museum Cat. No. 1105), a prosthetic eye set c 1850 and Advanced Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome by Angela Chappell, CRA, and OCT-C. The flyer (101 mm x 230 mm, provides information about the Museum and the Business Card 90 mm x 51 mm, is of the Museum Director, Jenny Benjamin.
Historical Significance: The Museum of the Eye is a recent significant addition to museums of ophthalmology and optometry.
How Acquired: Donated by Colin Bates
Date Acquired: 16/10/2023
Condition: Excellent
Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 11

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