Friday, July 27, 2012

Making a Spectacle!


Yesterday I showed you the wall displays I made for some
tarnished silver spoons and ironstone.  Would you like
to see another display I finished that will be hanging in my kitchen?
It's a real vision, if I do say so myself!

I love old spectacles, and I've had several pairs
setting here and there around my house, but
I found that they kept getting pushed aside and weren't
really a visible piece of decor, so I wanted to find
a better way to display them.  I decided a wall 
display would make them as "visible" as old spectacles should be.
I attached them to a chippy old board that my husband pulled off the
outside of my workshop.

I liked it, but really wanted some antique advertising to go with it,
so I added this advertisement I found in the back of an early 1900's yearbook.
I showed it to you last Wednesday and you can see and print the
original image HERE.
This is the oldest pair.  The wire is so thin,
I can't imagine how in the world they kept them around their ears..
They look very similar to the pair worn by this woman in
one of my favorite antique photographs.

I wonder about the person who wore them.
Did they ever have their photo taken while wearing their glasses?
Did that photo survive and where is it now?
I wonder if the spectacles the woman
in my photo are still around and who has them.
It's fun to wonder.  
I know I'm not supposed to make a spectacle of myself,
but I figured it would be okay to make a spectacle display for myself.

Blessings,
Angie

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20 comments:

  1. Different but very good idea. That would look good in my husbans office.

    Cynthia

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  2. I love this Angie. What a clever and unique way to display these wonderful old glasses.

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  3. How CUTE! You ought to make these for an Optometrist's Office!!!
    I espectacally like that photo of the lady and her specs. It's perfect!
    Blessings, Doni

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  4. They look like they would be very uncomfortable to wear!

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  5. Another winner! Love this display.

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  6. so neat . what a great thing to collect. love the way you displayed them.

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  7. I really like your idea to display them with the old advertisement. I collect old glasses also and have them propped on old books( so typical... sigh).What room are you going to hang them?

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  8. What an absolutely adorable idea... very clever! xoxo

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  9. I too have 3 or 4 pair that belonged to my family...
    I like this display!

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  10. Such a cute way to display your vintage spectacles!

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  12. Cute eyeglass display very artistic. Stopped by to say hi from the blog hop.
    Come visit me sometime the tea is cold and no shoes are required.
    http://www.southernmadeintheshade.blogspot.com Kathy B.

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  13. Love this idea! And I have a pair of spectacles I keep in my living room...
    -Revi

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  15. My ex mother in law used to have a pair laying on an open bible that were her fathers when he was a little boy - I always thought that was so cool.
    new follower - hope to get a follow back

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  16. So sweet. The heart of the matter is so special - how difficult yet interesting life was so long ago.

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  17. Came over from White Wednesday. I love old glasses and just have mine sitting around in baskets. This is such a great idea. The old ad really makes this piece special!

    Distressed Donna Down Home

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  19. This is a great way to display the old specs! :)

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    1. I have a pic of my Grandfather on his wedding day and i also have his old specks, hmmm....perhaps an idea for a new display!

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