|
|
Post by brokennock on Oct 3, 2020 9:47:47 GMT -7
For those that have and wear colonial period corrective eyeglasses, how do you tie them?
I have a pair of antique frames that I had prescription lenses put in. I obtained a length of 1/4" black silk ribbon from W. Booth Draper to tie to the loops at the ends of the temples. Is the ribbon left in one piece connecting the two temple ends and some type of slider used to tighten them to the head? Is it cut in the middle and tied and untied every time the glasses are put on and taken off?
|
|
|
|
Post by Black Hand on Oct 3, 2020 15:08:25 GMT -7
Personally, I'd use separate pieces. Once the proper length is determined and the ribbons tied, you may never need to tie it again - just slip over your head (?)...
|
|
|
|
Post by brokennock on Oct 3, 2020 16:16:39 GMT -7
Thanks. Thought of that. Wasn't sure I could keep them tight enough. Although, I've been wearing them with no ties for a while.
In playing with the ties since attaching them I do like having them pulled tight though. It keeps them higher on my nose. I already had to wrap the nose piece with thread to make it thicker, with a narrow strip of elk hide along the bottom of the bridge under the wrap, to put the lenses in front of my eyes correctly.
I'm probably being to picky so will try it at a tension that can be taken on and off but still be snug enough to keep the glasses where I need them.
|
|
|
|
Post by hawkeyes on Oct 3, 2020 16:51:50 GMT -7
I couldn't get my period specs to fall off even If I tried. They sit very snug against my temples.
|
|
|
|
Post by Sicilianhunter on Oct 3, 2020 17:03:26 GMT -7
I got my frames from Townsends and the fit well enough but just like Hawk they fit so snug they start to bite after a long while.
I do need to wrap the nose bridge though as it digs in after a while also.
I must say thought that ribbon or whang probably isn’t too bad of an idea
|
|
|
|
Post by brokennock on Oct 3, 2020 17:34:02 GMT -7
Mine don't generally want to fall off. But, the sliding part of the stems that makes them compact when folded isn't real tight and will shorten on it's own. If I don't keep them high on my nose so the lenses are well centered on my eyes, I wind up looking over them when I get a proper cheek weld on my gun.
Age plays a factor too. If I keep them high, it is easier to look under them to see small close up objects like a compass, detail on a map, pocket watch, that silver that needs removal. Stuff I can't see anymore through my prescription.
|
|
|
|
Post by artificer on Oct 3, 2020 23:55:02 GMT -7
Nock,
One thing I did not get from my Dad was his excellent vision. They found out I needed glasses in second grade, so have always worn them. My first three sets were originals circa around 1810 to 1830 and had the sliding temples.
I tried two ribbons on mine that had to be tied each time for a short while and found I didn't care for that, but I always wore a Marine Hair Cut, so my hair length didn't change enough to matter. Those first three pair were secured with a single loop of linen thread, as the proper ribbons weren't available then. When I put them on or took them off, I just worked them down over top my head or back off the same way. I had that single loop so it would go just under the base of my skull in the back and the glasses held pretty solid in the right spot for me.
My recent two pairs of repro 18th century glasses, I did basically the same thing, though I was able to get the correct ribbon for my last pair.
Gus
|
|
