Spencer optical mfg (5 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Die cut advertising item, approx. 3.5" x 5.75," printed in color lithography on both sides. One side carrying jugate image of man and woman sporting these spectacles; the other, of the two models of eye-glasses, nested in their cases. Each side circumscribed by brief textual matter. A Fine copy.…

[New York: np], (1873). 48pp. Pamphlet. 7½ x 4½ inches. Illustrated pale orange wrappers; stitched. Illustrations. Some foxing; first leaf rubbed at corner, not affecting text; stab perforation near head of spine, likely for absent string hanger; very good. Scarce advertising booklet for "Diamond" brand eyeglasses, issued by the Spencer Optical Mfg. Co. of New York City, manufacturers of "Gold, Silver, Steel, and Plated Spectacles." Eight humorous and other illustration cuts (plus the cover art) tout the advantages and safety of Spencer Optical Mfg. Co.'s products. A useful, one-page eye vision chart allows the reader to test their eyesight. The bulk of the pamphlet is given over to cooking recipes, a useful feature which encouraged the reader (and potential eyeglass consumer) to retain the company's advertisement at hand. An ad on the back cover from Poughkeepsie, New York jeweler, W.S. Morgan, offers "Diamond Trade Mark Spectacles." OCLC notes four copies under various accession numbers (Clements Lib., Penn, Texas Woman's U. Lib., AAS). …

86 pp. Gilt-stamped cloth, light wear. Minor damage at bottom inside edge. Not a catalogue, but a short treatise by Dr. C. A. Bucklin on this diagnostic technique for optometrists. Ads at front and back for products.

19x11.7 cm. Illustrated wrapper, bottom corners turned. 48 pp. Cookbook with very brief recipes (many are just a list of ingredients) published by a manufacturer of eyeglasses. Includes ads for other companies such as Reed & Barton and Meriden Brittania. AAS 435353.

First edition. Colorfully designed die-cut 8" x 6" butterfly, printed on both sides. Front side offers a beautiful, colorful butterfly with information about the location of J. Dean Hawley as well as what he specializes in selling printed in the wings of the butterfly. Opposite side offers information about the new, celluloid eyeglass frames, which a much lighter, stronger and durable than others. The frames are not affected by atmospheric changes and are made with different sized frames for various face sizes. The springs on the frames will not rust and the lenses will accurately focus. These new frames are available at J. Dean Hawley, sole agent, and located in Syracuse. Light soiling at edges else near fine.…