For Those Optical Historians Out There

[rbaker]

Dick Whitney has updated his American Optical web site with lots of new stuff for those interested in the history of eyewear in the US.

http://www.dickwhitney.net/RBWAOHistoryIndex.html

In particular check out the:

AO History Chronology Slideshow -

and

Optical Heritage Museum slideshow

The museum is a must see for anyone interested in ophthalmic optics. I believe that we all owe Dick Whitney much thanks for all that he has done to preserve a great part of our heritage.

If any of you can visit Southbridge, MA drop me an email as I live just a few miles up the road from the museum. Perhaps we can have a nice cup of tea.

[CFranz]

Thank you for the incredibly interesting link - I have added it to my "Optickal Allusions" bookmark folder.

I hope to make a daytrip to Southbridge one of these days, I've heard wonderful things about it.

[Chris Ryser]

The museum is a must see for anyone interested in ophthalmic optics. I believe that we all owe Dick Whitney much thanks for all that he has done to preserve a great part of our heritage.

I have added the three interesting links to my optical website listing at http://optochemicals.com/web_listing.htm

[kidsparrow]

That was really cool! Thanks for posting. :)

[Uncle Fester]

I remember touring the plant when I was a student in 1976.

I found the most interesting part was where they molded artificial eyes. They would place a couple of red threads in the "sclera" to naturalize it.

Hmmm- Wonder how much thread they'd need for a Fezzster eye on a Sunday morning.

[crosseyedwildcat]

Thanks to all involved this is great.

[Fezz]

Great link Dick!

I've been on that site about 18 times in the last two weeks! I was checking:

1.) For Arthur Ashes frame that Harry J keeps alluding to
2.) Ultex research
3.) Abbe info

Mr. Whitney has provided a great resource!

Thanks for posting Rbaker, and....tea is on me if I ever get up that way!

Hey Harry Chiling.....road trip?

:cheers::cheers::cheers:

[Jacqui]

I just checked the site and sent a thank you to Dick Whitney. I remember some of this from my time working at AO Southbridge, but there are also a lot of new things that either weren't there or had been dicontinued.