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Rimless Eyeglasses

Rimless eyeglasses were introduced in 1880 and remained popular to the 1950's. Early rimless eyeglasses, made between 1880 and 1920 did not have nose pads. The horse was the primary means of transportation. Rimless oval shaped eyeglasses were a variant of a style called Riding Temple. Early rimless eyeglasses were designed to fit close to the face.

Rimless eyeglasses with nose pad was introduced in 1921. The nose pad allowed the lens to set further away from the face. Also, frames could be made larger because less people were using a horse for primary transportation.

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White Gold Filled Rimless Eyeglasses
Yellow Gold Filled Saddle Eyeglasses
Gold Filled Rimless Eyeglasses
2289-01
2287-01
2296-17
White Gold Rimless Eyeglasses with Nose Pads
White Gold Filled Rimless Eyeglasses
Yellow Gold Filled Rimless Saddle Eyeglasses
2172-04
2178-10
2293-04
Yellow Gold Filled Saddle Rimless Eyeglasses
Steel Rimless Eyeglasses with Colored Lens
Yellow Gold Filled rimless with nose pads eyeglasses
2293-02
2188-22
2296-13
White Gold Filled Rimless 3 Piece Eyeglasses
Gold Filled Straight Temple

Gold Filled Rimless Saddle eyeglasses

2296-16
1067-21
2293-03

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