Oval spectacles
Title
Oval spectacles
Description
Round spectacles marked "McAllister Philad" "18" with extendable temples. Missing lenses., Gift of Dr. Vincent J. Marchese, 2013.
Creator
John McAllister & Son (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date
ca. 1825-1835
Location
OBJ 892
D-horseshoe spectacles
Title
D-horseshoe spectacles
Description
D-horseshoe spectacles with blue-tinted lenses. Marked with "McAllister" and a flower with pivot-style temples. The flower mark was commonly used as a journeymen's mark., Gift of Dr. Vincent J. Marchese, 2013.
Creator
John McAllister Jr. & Co.
Date
ca. 1826-1837, probably 1830-1835
Location
OBJ 893