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A simple historical timeline of eyeglasses starts with their invention, believed to be between 1268 and 1289 in Italy. The inventor is unknown.
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Developed by Benjamin Martin these eyeglasses were characterized by lens inserts commonly carved from cattle horn.
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These were eyeglasses with long temple pieces that extended far beyond the ears. These were popular during this period among men who regularly wore wigs.
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Invented by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in 1784, the bifocal was an extremely important invention in the history of eyeglasses
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These eyeglasses were commonly used by men who did not wish to wear their eyeglasses. U.S. President George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte both used scissor spectacles.
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For people who didn't eant to wear their glasses all the time, but still couldn't see. A more feminine version of the scissor spectacles.
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From Pince-Nez, lences on a chain, to turtleshell lenses, glasses has changed so much.
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Plastic frames, plastic lences, plasic everything. all lighter and safer to wear
