Glasses

By hncsusyrbcoai
  • Sep 1, 1200

    Mid late 1200s

    An Italian person created the first pair of spectacles. Used primarily by monks and scholars.
  • Jul 1, 1300

    Mid 1300s

    Rivered spectacles are introduced, the V-shape allows the frames to be held on the bridge of your nose
  • Jan 1, 1452

    1452

    For the first time the less wealthy are wearing glasses mounted of leather or wood

  • Early 1600s

    Balance is easier to this new style

  • Mid to Late 1700s

    Ben Franklin come up with a concept of bifocals

  • Early 1800s

    Thomas Jefferson becomes the first U.S president to order a pair of glasses made.

  • Early 1900s

    The World War 1 cuts off America's supply ophthalmic supply

  • 1962

    The first lightweight glasses were made.