We carry antique spectacles from 1580 to 1790. We often have examples by the early makers such as Benjamin Martin, Adams, and Edward Scarlett. We sometimes have scissors glasses (1785-1815). We have slide apart temples, folding temples, and turn pin temples. Our selection includes colored lenses that often served a medical purpose.

We have steel frames, coin silver frames, tortoise shell frames and a few gold frames. We often buy large collections and therefore have rare examples seldom found on the antique marketplace. For period cases, visit our eyeglass case catalogue.