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cabinetofcuriosity.bsky.social
Is this an old trial frame used by opticians? A specialized pair for craftsmen or watchmakers? Or some historical quick-change lens system that I just don't get? 🤷‍♂️

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July 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
thehangerandclasp.bsky.social
Celebrating the faults: small welds, twisted bits of wire and string used to fix the broken, and often mismatched, arms on some of these antique pairs of eyeglasses.

#antiqueglasses #vintageglasses #vintagecollectors #spectacles #antiquerepairs
A collection of antique eyeglasses showing some of the repairs people would make to them in order to continue using them. The arms of the glasses show small metal welds and twists of wire and string used to keep the broken bits together.
February 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
cabinetofcuriosity.bsky.social
Is this an old trial frame used by opticians? A specialized pair for craftsmen or watchmakers? Or some historical quick-change lens system that I just don't get? 🤷‍♂️

​#vintageglasses #antiquitäten #brillenliebe #schwarmwissen #antiqueglasses
July 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM