Uncut Soft-Lite Orthosin 'Corrected; lenses in original packets
 Catalogue Number: 4300 Uncut Soft-Lite Orthosin 'Corrected; lenses in original packets Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle lenses Corporation: Soft-Lite Lens Co., Inc. Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1930s Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A. Publisher/Manufacturer: Bausch & Lomb Optical Company Description Of Item: Light pink spherical and toric round glass meniscus lenses of various powers in original pink packets. 'Soft-Lite Orthosin Corrected lens, Bausch & Lomb made, Trade Mark Reg. U.S. pat. Office, Copr. 1930, Soft-Lite Lens Co. Inc., Made in USA' in green print of front of packet 'Shade 1/B H 37' along with power and thickness stamped in black above green print.'Bausch & Lomb, Optical Co., Rochester NY, USA' in triangular crest between 'No' and '753-1' on back of packets.Lenses 50 mm round, packets 55 mm square. Historical Significance: Soft-Lite lenses were made by Bausch & Lomb under licence from, and solely for, the Soft_lite Lens Company Inc., N.Y., Toronto and London. They were marketed as being more comfortable in reducing glare and more attractive than clear glass lenses. How Acquired: Donated by Elizabeth Hatfield Date Acquired: 14/06/2017 Condition: Very good Location: Documents Room Green Daytona Cabinet Drawer 4 |