Catalogue Number: 2029 Bausch & Lomb Thermal Disinfecting Unit Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Contact lenses and accessories Designer/inventor: Bausch & Lomb Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1978 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Bausch & Lomb Description Of Item: Electric disinfecting unit for heat disinfection of soft contact lenses. Includes case with dried remains of a soft contact lens in each well. Marked: 'BAUSCH & LOMB' 'MADE IN USA/95-250V - 50/60 Hz 12 WATTS/CAT. NO. 56660'. Fawn plastic, metal. 7.8cm H x 12.0cm D x 3.8cm H. Historical Significance: Heat disinfection was used for soft contact lenses in the 1970s & 1980s. How Acquired: Donated by Robert Kaye Date Acquired: 11.10.2011 Condition: Good Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 6 Drawer 5 |