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Metadata
Object Name |
Eyeglasses |
Catalog Number |
2001.3.4 |
Date |
ca. 1870 |
Material(s) |
Steel/Glass/Cardboard/Paper/Metal |
Dimensions |
H-1 W-4.5 D-4.75 inches |
Description |
These eyeglasses are steel framed with straight temples and flat teardrop finials. They have oval lenses and a crank bridge. The case is made of black cardboard tube case open on one end. |
Notes |
Martin Schmidt was born Feb. 17, 1821 in Marburg, Germany, to Dietrich and Magdalene Justi Schmidt. He was a leather tanner who emigrated with his wife Margaret Herrmann to Louisville, Kentucky in 1848. He lived and owned a tannery in Tollesboro, Kentucky, for several years but moved back to Louisville. He served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War in the 28 Kentucky infantry company C. and was a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows. Schmidt died Jan. 14, 1913 and was buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Finding aids Available in Special Collections; Martin Schmidt (1821-1913) was a German tanner and leatherworker who immigrated to Louisville from Hesse in September, 1848. |
Collection |
Martin F. Schmidt Collection |
People |
Schmidt, Martin F. |
Subjects |
Emigration and immigration Eyeglasses Optical devices Optometry Germans |
Search Terms |
Louisville (Ky.) Germany Emigration and immigration |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |