General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SYNTHETIC (POSSIBLY METHYL METHACRYLATE PLASTIC;.2-.3 GLASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

2.8 cm

Width

2.2 cm

Height

1.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Assistive technologies

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THESE PROSTHETIC EYES POSSIBLY USED C. 1890S-1930S. (REF. 2)

Canada

THESE PROSTHETIC EYES MAY HAVE BELONGED TO MR. JACK KEMP (TORONTO- 1890S-1930S), UNCLE OF MR. STEPHEN MAY. (REF. 2)

Function

TO PROTECT REMAINING SOFT TISSUE, SOCKET AND LID OF DAMAGED OR MISSING EYE, AND TO IMPROVE COMFORT & PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF WEARER.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF THE STYLES OF ARTIFICIAL EYE MADE AND WORN DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH C..1 APPEARS TO BE OF MOST RECENTMFR.: SYNTHETIC MATERIALS (MID 1940S +) PERMIT REPEATED CLEANING & POLISHING, AND RENDER THE PROSTHESIS ALMOST UNBREAKABLE. GLASS EYES (.2-.3) WERE BLOWN IN A FLAME & HAND PAINTED. THEY ARE EXTREMELY FRAGILE, AND ONCE COMPLETED, COULD NOT BE ALTERED. (KOLBERG REF.- SEE S.I.)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.3 No markings visible. NB:.3 eye has three small gold dots, arranged in triangle shape, in inside, on iris: may be makers' marks [?].

Missing

.3 MISSING SOME PIECES.

Finish

.1 VIOLET & BROWN COLOUR IRIS SET ON "BLOODSHOT" WHITE EYE FORM..2 BROWN IRIS SET ON EYE WHITE..3 BROWN IRIS RIMMED BY DARK BLUE, AND SET AGAINST OFF-WHITE EYE FORM.

Decoration

N/A