A beige coloured cardboard box and lid with metal reinforcements on each corner of the box and lid. Printed on the lid in black - ESTABLISHED 1906 P.O. BOX 119 PHONE 802 H. & C. STILES Specialist Opticians WILLIAMSON STREET ... BENDIGO Blue ink scribble on the backh&c stiles, spectacle box, opticians

Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection. A young boy’s frameless spectacles - 1 glass lens with gold style bridge with a stiffened cardboard spectacle case eyes, spectacles, eye glasses, optometry, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, schools

A pressed metal spectacle case with brass hinges and clasp and lined with blue moire taffeta. The lid is decorated with an inlaid floral motif and inside each section is a 1/2 pocket . Both top and bottom expand by 1cm with concertina folded materialfloral design inlaid on lidspectacles, optomotrists, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, early settlers

Pince-nez spectacles are in a style popular in the 19th century, which are supported, without earpieces, by pinching the bridge of the nose.A pair of Pince-nez eye glasses in a hinged silver case. optometrists, spectacles. eyeglasses, moorabbin, brighton, early settlers, pioneers, cheltenham

"Two hundred men of the Holy Name Society made a striking spectacle on March 26 when they marched through the streets of Daylesford to the Town Hall for a Communion breakfast, after Mass at St. Peter's Church, which concluded a tridium for the men of the parish, conducted by Rev. Father Whelan, P.P. There were many "New Australians" present. Among the visitors present were Mr. C. Condon, Mr. F. Frawley and Mr. Hooper, of the Melbourne Diocesan Union executive of the IIolv Name Society, and also eight members of the North Melbourne branch, beaded by their president, Mr. V. Sheahan. The president of the Daylesford branch (Mr. J. A. Gleeson) proposed the toast of "The Hierarchy and Clergy," to which Father Whelan and Father Moynihan, P.P.. responded. Mr. H. Poulson, vice-president, proposed the toast of "The Holy Name Society," and appealed for in increase in membership. Mr. C. Condon responded. The toast of "The Visitors" was proposed by Mr. H. Lilburne, who referred to the unavoidable absence of Father Day, spiritual director of the society. Mr. V. Sheahan and Mr. Hooper responded." (The Advocate 18 May 1950)Black and white photograph taken in Daylesford Town Hall depicting numerous men standing, and sitting at tables during the St Peter's Catholic Church Communion Breakfast associated with the Holy Name Society. st peter's catholic church, daylesford, communion breakfast, daylesford town hall, gus gervasoni, john hogan gervasoni, c. condon, f. frawley, father humphrey moynihan, h. poulson, j.a. gleeson, daylesford, holy name society, jim walsh, bert gervasoni, jack gervasoni, adrian rienets, terry mahoney, pat rodoni, rob rodoni, ken cantillon, eddie frith, j. keogh, eddie murphy, cocky collins, carl martin, jackie richards, jackie dwyer

To be fashionable, and possibly improve vision at the same time, the pince nez style of glasses became popular. The 'Fits-u' design has a mounting that allowed the bridge to stay solid, whilst the springs in the nose pads allowed for removal (unlike pince nez which had a springs in the bridge). Although complete, this box includes models with different distance dimensions and the height of the bridge, with these figures are etched onto the lenses. An order table is included in the box with the pupillary distance and height so the catalogue number and quality and quantity of each size can be ordered by the dispenser. The pupillary distance is used to design spectacle frames.Canvas box which includes display models of different dimensions of pince nez Handwritten on the back: James Korp Backhouse (?) 1904 Ophthalmic Optician & Optometristassistive devices, american optical company