Our eyes have a blind spot for a very good reason. On the back of our eye, the retina is the stuff that detects the light. All the information that the retina picks up is sent to the brain through the optic nerve. The only problem is that the optic nerve needs a way to get out of the eye. The place … [Read more...]
What A Quandry? Vintage Zeiss Eyewear
March 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Jean Patou (Paris) has designed these wonderful glasses for (Zeiss) Source … [Read more...]
Charmant Featured At The Eyewear Museum
March 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A great Facebook page is the Eyewear Museum. This is translated via Google Translator. Alessandro Chitotti: "For the Charmant Group and 'a great honor to be part of this reality of history, culture and prestige" Charmant Group reaches a very prestigious achievement: They joined the permanent … [Read more...]
1960′s Celebrities Wearing Vintage White Sunglasses
February 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Running through all these vintage celebrity pics, it occurred to me how many of them are wearing white sunglasses. Just goes to show you white sunglasses never go out of style. … [Read more...]
90 Years of History With Zyloware Eyewear
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of the oldest and independently, family run eyewear companies is Zyloware Eyewear. Founded in 1923 by Joseph Shyer, Zyloware first made its home in Long Island City, New York, when the area was surrounded by potato fields. For over 90 years, through several expansions and its evolution into the … [Read more...]
History Of A.I.T Industries – An Optical Equipment Company
October 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In the days of yore, optical lenses were hand ground glass and put into various materials to make eyeglasses. One of the oldest, still in business optical equipment companies is A.I.T. Industries is still successfully operating today. We decided to do a post on The History Of A.I.T … [Read more...]
History of Tura Eyewear
September 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Many long years ago 1949 an optician, Monroe Levoy on Madison Avenue in New York started an eyewear company called Tura. His optical shop was named The House of Levoy, the name Tura came from Futura Mirror. In fact, in 1949, the Levoy family ran an ad for their business which said: … [Read more...]
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