Plastic Frame Materials

Posted June 10th, 2010 by Peggy : Ask Peggy

Here’s a little info on what all of those plastic frame materials are all about.

  • We feature handmade acetate plastic quite a bit since it allows a frame to be colored in many rich hues, such as different shades of brown or beautiful rich tortoise. Sometimes you will see two or three colors layered in an acetate frame.
  • Injection molded frames come in all sorts of beautiful shapes and colorizations.They fit really well and are available at great prices.
  • Sometimes you will see nylon temples. These are really great for active lifestyles since they are really tough and lightweight.

I go back and forth between plastic and metal frames. Which are my favorites? It depends. When I use my plastic sun readers for a headband, I don’t have to worry about those little nose pads getting stuck in my hair!!!

Peggy

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Eye Glasses of Old

Posted May 27th, 2010 by Peter

For 600 years, style and science has marched hand in hand to produce better living.

1260 – Glasses with immense crystal lenses set it frames of carved ivory were worn by Chinese aristocrats.
Chinese spectacles. Tortoise shell rims with cord ear-pieces and movable carved nose-pieces; used in China 250 years ago.
Old Chinese spectacles. Rims of horn; sides hinged, with sold round ends for clamping against the head.
1550 – In the days of Good Queen Bess, glasses were widely worn. They had large round lenses with horn rims.
Eyeglasses of the 1300′s. The frames is of bone and pivots on a rivet. They clamped on the nose.
Eyeglasses typical of the 1500′s – of horn, with bridge constructed to give it “spring.”
German eyeglasses of about 1650. Some has holes in the rims, through which cord was strung and looped over the ears.
In the early 1700′s, spectacles were invented with metal sides ending in large loops that clamped against the temples. These are of iron, with inner rims of horn.
George Washington wore these spectacles. They have hinged sides ending in loops. A ribbon could be run through the loops to tie the spectacles on.
1780 – Benjamin Franklin, inventor of bifocals. He halved and combined his distance and his reading lenses.
This “wish-bone” lorgnette has elaborate arms of sliver and is of a style popular in France under the Directoire.
A tiny spy-glass form the pivot of this fan.
An ivory lorgnette of pre-Revolutionary France. It was in reality a “spy-glass,” used for distance seeing.
1830 – Spectacles were used for indoor tasks; but in public, a lady invariably carried a small lorgnette.
Spectacles of 1800, with sliding ear-pieces adjustable in lenght.
Folding gold lorgnette with pivot badge. About 1848.

Spectacles of 1860, which hair-chin frame of blue steel wire.
Folding oxford of 1875, with rims of thin shell and bridge of flat blue steel.
Another style of oxfords of 1875, with flat-blue steel nose springs and lenses rimmed with hair-thin blue steel.
Tortoise shell and gold lorgnette with a hinged bridge. About 1830.
A “quizzer,” or monocle for the hand,” popular in the middle 1800′s. This one embodies its owner’s watch key.
1900 – Pince-nez glasses were quite the thing. These daring young women wear theirs on a ribbon.
The first of the “modern” spectacles. Thin wire frames of blue steel; side that curve behind the ears.
Quaint old eyeglasses with fan-shaped, cork-faced nose guards and reinforced nose-bridges.
Old French eyeglasses, pince-nez, rimmed with silver; cork nose guards and intricate spring bridge.
Two little prongs to fit in the eyepits helped hold these old glasses at the proper angle.
Old French pince-nez eyeglasses with cork guards and high arched silver bridge.
Old French rimless spectacles, with tiny lenses; ribbon bridge and ear-pieces of sliver.
An oxford of about 1900, finely wrought in sold gold with gadroon engraved rims.

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Will this fit me?

Posted May 20th, 2010 by Peggy : Ask Peggy

I get this question a lot. And, I know you are wondering how on earth I could possibly answer that over the phone. I mean, I haven’t seen you, so how could I know?

Here’s my little secret. Do you have a pair of glasses that you really like and you like the way they fit? Great! Go get those and get a measuring tape or a ruler, too.

  • Okay, now measure the front of the glasses. From the far left to the far right. Write that down.
  • Now measure the bridge. That’s the little piece of the front that goes over your nose. Write that down.
  • Next we need to measure one of the lenses. Vertical (top to bottom) and horizontal (left to right).
  • Almost done. Measure the length of the temple (those things that go over your ears).
  • Okay, you should have 5 different numbers.
  • Let’s look at the reading glasses you are interested in. Go to that page and scroll down to the bottom, you’ll see a little tab labeled “sizing”. Click on that word.
  • Compare the measurements to your favorite frame.

If it’s close, you’ve got a winner. If it’s not, don’t worry. Let’s go shopping!

Peggy

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Hi, Ya’ll!

Don’t you just love this new blog? I love it because I can finally introduce myself to all of you. I’ve spoken with so many of our Reading Glasses customers over the years and you are all like family to me.

For those who don’t know me, I’m Peggy, Customer Service manager here at ReadingGlasses.com in “Big D”, Dallas, Texas. When you call our toll free number 1-800-238-0904, you’ll have an option of speaking with me. Press 222. You can also email me at customerservice@readingglasses.com.

I can’t believe how many people are so excited when they call and find out they are actually talking with a living breathing person. Very often, that’s me. And, I enjoy talking with every one of you.

I’ll be celebrating my 15th anniversary with Reading Glasses on July 15. Yes, I know. I’ve been here a long time and that really helps me answer all of your questions about reading glasses. Like “will these fit me?” or “how much is the shipping?” By the way, the shipping is free to US destinations!

Check back here often. I’ll be blogging away!

Peggy

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Glasses You Need To See

Posted May 14th, 2010 by Peter

If you have what it takes to own the look, these bookish beauties can give your face a big lift…read more.

(via Details.com)

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