Antique and Vintage Eye Wear



We are in Toronto & ship from Canada

All eye wear is guaranteed genuine vintage or antique

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All prices are in US funds

US shipping is done only by insured mail with tracking number at a flat rate of $16.00 for first $100 of insured value. Over and above add $1.00 per $100.00

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Spectacles


Silver spectacles

1871, sterling silver with London assay mark and maker's mark "MH";c bridge; pin slot sliding temples. Prescription lenses. In very good condition.

sku# 617.01125

$350.00


Spectacles

ca 1860s, with maker's mark "E. Newbury"; c bridge; prescription lenses; pin slot sliding temples marked "11" and terminating in a tear drop riband loop (both tear drops are split and bent), bent pins substituted for original hinge pins, otherwise in good condition.

Edwin Newbury trained as a silversmith and is listed in the 1850 U S Federal Census as a spectacle manufacturer.

sku# 424.2031

$125.00


Double green lens brass spectacles

ca 1860s, brass (with traces remaining of original plating) double lenses with green glass; c bridge; pin slot sliding temples terminating in a tear drop riband loop. Non prescription lenses. Lenses doubled for extra front protection or opened to prevent ambient light from the sides. In very good condition.

sku# 475.2865

$150.00


Green lens brass spectacles

ca 1860s; crank bridge; turnpin folding temples terminating in large tear drop riband loops. Non prescription lenses. In very good condition.

sku# c037.1530

$125.00

Eyeglasses (pince nez)


Folding pince nez

1880s, gutta percha frames, blued steel bow spring, blue tinted lenses. In very good condition.

sku# C048.0408

monocles must be filled to your prescription
by your optician


Monocle

circa 1920s set in silver (835), with a gallery. With chamois pouch.

37mm. To ensure a comfortable fit, cut a piece of cardboard to the appropriate size and try it on.

sku#b19.20122

$250.00


Monocle

circa 1920s gold filled, with a gallery.

40mm. To ensure a comfortable fit, cut a piece of cardboard to the appropriate size and try it on.

sku#c73.2138

$250.00


Monocle

circa 1920s gold filled, with a gallery.

38mm. To ensure a comfortable fit, cut a piece of cardboard to the appropriate size and try it on.

sku#F06.2240

$250.00


Monocle

circa 1990s gold filled, with a gallery.

46mm. This monocle is not old, only second hand, but it is very large. To ensure a comfortable fit, cut a piece of cardboard to the appropriate size and try it on.

sku# F13.1240

$125.00