Looking back. An illustrated history of the American ophthalmic industry
 Catalogue Number: 1960 Looking back. An illustrated history of the American ophthalmic industry Category: Book Sub-Category: Hewett collection Author: BRUNENI Joseph L Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1994 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Torrence, California, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Optical Laboratories Association Description Of Item: Colour pictorial dust jacket, blue 'cloth' covers, 232 pages plus index, copiously illustrated in black and white except for color frontispiece facing page 1 which reproduces the picture on the dust jacket. Historical Significance: A detailed history of the companies and people in the USA optical industry covering the professions, the pioneers, the major manufacturers (including American Optical and Bausch and Lomb), the early optical laboratories, history of lenses, Kryptok lenses and multifocals and history of the frame manufacturers. There is mention of the Australian lens company SOLA (p144). Chapter 19 is a chronology. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum Date Acquired: Oct 2011 Condition: Very good Location: Nathan Library. Hewett collection |