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March 1, 2012 by The Vintage Optical Shop There have been 0
comments  Antique eye glasses were often made in forms that are
very familiar to us today, despite a few cosmetic differences.
They have eyerims connected by a simple bridge, temples to
secure them to the head either by tying a ribbon around the back
of the head or by hooking them over the ears, and so on. Their
overall form is the same as modern prescription eyeglasses, even
if the lenses have a tendency to be perfectly circular rather
than oval.  However, there were also a variety of other forms
that no longer survive, or at most are found as rare
curiosities. These included pince nez, lorgnettes, and monocles,
as well as “eyeglasses” – which are actually an earlier form of
pince nez, but whose name has come to be attached to all eyewear
by one of those strange twists of linguistic evolution.
 Spectacles are, technically speaking, antique eye glasses with
eyerims, bridge, and