Can anyone date these glasses

[No gold in NY]

Can anyone date these glasses? Thanks

 

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[jeff of pa]

I moved it to What is it ?

These people may be able to Help.

Is there any Markings.

A hint would be they look like almost John Lennon Style so I'm going to "Guess" 70's AT THE OLDEST.
however the style has been around Forever & Johns were actually Round yours look oval ?

 

[jeff of pa]

LOL Shows what I Know

Could be Civil War Era

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Su...ar-Era-Retro-Old-STEAMPUNK-Wire-/392262600230

 

[No gold in NY]

Thanks Jeff. Yes, these are slightly oval. There are no markings. I think I may also have the original eye glass case. Marked Gerner's jewelry-optometrist-16 third St. Troy, NY
I tried looking them up with no luck

 

[jeff of pa]

• that's Berner

 

[jeff of pa]

for the Record that doesn't rule out age.

Berner may have died and the glasses may have been in a display
and placed in a case simply for safe keeping

but does date the case as maybe around 60 years old

 

[No gold in NY]

That is some great detective work Jeff. I tried looking at some old Troy Record news papers on line for some ads with no luck.

 

[pepperj]

Thanks Jeff. Yes, these are slightly oval. There are no markings. I think I may also have the original eye glass case. Marked Gerner's jewelry-optometrist-16 third St. Troy, NY
I tried looking them up with no luck

If you have a chance post up the case pics, the style, material reveals what era it might of come from.

 

[Sod Buster]

Are they prescription lenses? They look to be cobalt glasses that typically would have been used to shield your eyes from glare while cutting or brazing metal. Also used for observing molten metal.

I have also read where cobalt glasses at one time were said to be soothing to the eyes.

 

[No gold in NY]

Sod Buster... They are not prescription. One odd thing about these glasses, On a sunny day looking at yellow construction equipment the equipment looks red.

Here is the case.

I think Jeff suggested the antique glasses could have been on display. At the Doctor's death they could have been placed into a newer case for safe keeping. Although, the inside of the case looks pretty old.

 

[Mackaydon]

https://peoplelegacy.com/dr_benedict_berner-5P1q0z
Don....

 

[jeff of pa]

Sod Buster... They are not prescription. One odd thing about these glasses, On a sunny day looking at yellow construction equipment the equipment looks red.

Here is the case.View attachment 1883741View attachment 1883742

I think Jeff suggested the antique glasses could have been on display. At the Doctor's death they could have been placed into a newer case for safe keeping. Although, the inside of the case looks pretty old.

if the case is from the 1950's or 60's that's pretty old imo

he could have actually been a Dr in the 30's or 40's I Guess


The Times Record (Troy, New York) 29 Dec 1961, Fri

 

[jeff of pa]

perhaps since 1929

The Times Record (Troy, New York) 05 Aug 1974, Mon

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Titled changed to "Can anyone date these glasses"

 

[RustyGold]

Are they prescription lenses? They look to be cobalt glasses that typically would have been used to shield your eyes from glare while cutting or brazing metal. Also used for observing molten metal.

I have also read where cobalt glasses at one time were said to be soothing to the eyes.

Are there any splatter metal from brazing rod on the glasses?

 

[No gold in NY]

No splatter from welding or brazing. Just a few scratches.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Weird I didn't know they had sunglasses back in the 1800s.

Lots of cobalt, wire rim glasses in this style, purported to be from the Victorian times.

https://www.google.com/search?q=vic...40&biw=798&client=ms-android-att-us&prmd=sinv

 

[Red-Coat]

Tinted lenses first appeared around 1752 but they weren’t originally intended as sunglasses. An English optician called James Ayscough developed them in the (largely mistaken) belief that blue or green tinted lenses could help correct certain vision defects. These were the precursor for sunglasses as we know them, which were in common use by the 19th Century. Various colours exist but they were most usually brown and without UV filtration until the introduction of cerium glass in 1913. The early examples were mostly worn by people with medical conditions that created over-sensitivity to bright light.

 

[hotdogs1]

1952