Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2004.45.013A—T
Accession#:
2004.45
Credit Line:
Donated by Roy Box.
Object Name:
Kit, Trial lens
Title:
Trial lens kit of Dr. Dawes
Date:
01/01/1910
Description:
Trial lens kit in briefcase—like box with removable inner tray, compartments, instruments, and parts.
A) Suitcase of wood covered with dark textured leather. Steel hardware on corners, latches on top, locking latch, well—padded leather carrying handle. Interior lined in burgundy velvet with large pocket inside lid to hold papers. Bottom divided into seven velvet—lined compartments.
B) Removable wooden tray lined with velvet. Six compartments contain lenses: Sixty two under title "spherical concave," sixty one under title "spherical convex," twenty under title "cylindrical concave" and twenty under title "cylindrical convex." Ten prism—shaped lenses, nine smoked lenses. Labels show measurements in diopters (power of each lens)
C) Trial frames with measurement labels around rims, across top, and down bridge. Patented 1894/95. Fully adjustable.
D) Trial frames with measurements, labels around rims only. Patented 1894/95. Fully adjustable
E) Removable tray from bottom level with brown paper slots to hold oval lenses. 58 total lenses, many with holes drilled in one or both sides. Some with adhesive labels with handwritten notes.
F) Lens clock with cap over testing tips, patented 1902
G) Mirrorer retinascope in metal case with swing—away cover. "FA Hardy & Co" Bronze painted black, screw hinge.
H) Small manila envelope containing 2 trapezoidal lenses. in pencil on envelope: "Old lenses, Mrs. Horgheina" Empty manila envelope with same name, two pink "centex lens" envelopes.
I) Two pupillary distance rulers, one of creamy plastic, 1903 patent, advertising Pacific Optical Co in Seattle, the other metal with plastic backing rivetted in place...gutta percha? Advertising "Purgen, ideal laxative."
J) Seven partial eyeglasses: oval frames with wide bridge and only one temple, round orange—tinted glasses with one temple, black plastic frames without lenses, broken yellow plastic frames with pinch nez, bridge with single angular lens and one temple in decorative gold, pinch nez with one lens and one empty rim, pinch nez with one lens without rim.
K) Three spare lenses. one round, one oval with two drilled holes and one oval with two holes and hardware in one hole.
L) Small lidded metal container with blank paper label on lid containing 16 tiny screws and part of a hinge. Patented container 1924
M) Group of eyeglass parts, including 6 used temples, 6 temple—to—lens pieces, 10 bridge pieces, and one chain as well as two paper labels for gold—filled parts.
N) Watchglass 2" diameter
O) Group of 6 small round vision testing cards 3/4" diameter
P) Long, narrow case empty with flap lid and snap at one end.
Q) Oval—lens eyeglasses with silver frames, "M2" scratched on PROPER LEFT lens "Alumnica" behind bridge
R) Oval lens eyeglasses with silver frames, "M" scratched on PROPER LEFT lens "Stevens & Co" behind bridge.
S) Oval lens eyeglasses with gold colored frames
T) Black eyeglass case, made of metal covered with black leather and lined with purple velvet. on exterior: HJ Holverson, Druggist and Optician, Alexandra Minn
A) Suitcase of wood covered with dark textured leather. Steel hardware on corners, latches on top, locking latch, well—padded leather carrying handle. Interior lined in burgundy velvet with large pocket inside lid to hold papers. Bottom divided into seven velvet—lined compartments.
B) Removable wooden tray lined with velvet. Six compartments contain lenses: Sixty two under title "spherical concave," sixty one under title "spherical convex," twenty under title "cylindrical concave" and twenty under title "cylindrical convex." Ten prism—shaped lenses, nine smoked lenses. Labels show measurements in diopters (power of each lens)
C) Trial frames with measurement labels around rims, across top, and down bridge. Patented 1894/95. Fully adjustable.
D) Trial frames with measurements, labels around rims only. Patented 1894/95. Fully adjustable
E) Removable tray from bottom level with brown paper slots to hold oval lenses. 58 total lenses, many with holes drilled in one or both sides. Some with adhesive labels with handwritten notes.
F) Lens clock with cap over testing tips, patented 1902
G) Mirrorer retinascope in metal case with swing—away cover. "FA Hardy & Co" Bronze painted black, screw hinge.
H) Small manila envelope containing 2 trapezoidal lenses. in pencil on envelope: "Old lenses, Mrs. Horgheina" Empty manila envelope with same name, two pink "centex lens" envelopes.
I) Two pupillary distance rulers, one of creamy plastic, 1903 patent, advertising Pacific Optical Co in Seattle, the other metal with plastic backing rivetted in place...gutta percha? Advertising "Purgen, ideal laxative."
J) Seven partial eyeglasses: oval frames with wide bridge and only one temple, round orange—tinted glasses with one temple, black plastic frames without lenses, broken yellow plastic frames with pinch nez, bridge with single angular lens and one temple in decorative gold, pinch nez with one lens and one empty rim, pinch nez with one lens without rim.
K) Three spare lenses. one round, one oval with two drilled holes and one oval with two holes and hardware in one hole.
L) Small lidded metal container with blank paper label on lid containing 16 tiny screws and part of a hinge. Patented container 1924
M) Group of eyeglass parts, including 6 used temples, 6 temple—to—lens pieces, 10 bridge pieces, and one chain as well as two paper labels for gold—filled parts.
N) Watchglass 2" diameter
O) Group of 6 small round vision testing cards 3/4" diameter
P) Long, narrow case empty with flap lid and snap at one end.
Q) Oval—lens eyeglasses with silver frames, "M2" scratched on PROPER LEFT lens "Alumnica" behind bridge
R) Oval lens eyeglasses with silver frames, "M" scratched on PROPER LEFT lens "Stevens & Co" behind bridge.
S) Oval lens eyeglasses with gold colored frames
T) Black eyeglass case, made of metal covered with black leather and lined with purple velvet. on exterior: HJ Holverson, Druggist and Optician, Alexandra Minn
Notes:
F) Lens clock measures the curvature of the lens. Flat = 0. Measure inside / outside of lens and take the difference. if you spin on the surface and number changes, that lens is for astigmatism. In early lenses the curve difference was on the front, but later the curve is on the back.
Note from Roy Box reads, "This trial lens case was used by Dr. Dawes in his medical practice in Wrangell and Juneau. He retired in 1949 and probably started practice in Wrangell about 1910. The contents of this case are pretty much the extent of eye examining equipment used during that era. There are prescriptions from Wrangell, Ketchikan, and Juneau, so we know he did travel to other communities, much as we do today, to provide those people with vision care services."
Note from Roy Box reads, "This trial lens case was used by Dr. Dawes in his medical practice in Wrangell and Juneau. He retired in 1949 and probably started practice in Wrangell about 1910. The contents of this case are pretty much the extent of eye examining equipment used during that era. There are prescriptions from Wrangell, Ketchikan, and Juneau, so we know he did travel to other communities, much as we do today, to provide those people with vision care services."
People:
Box, Roy
Dawes, Leonard
Dawes, Leonard
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