Featured in this lot are four, marked and unmarked early corrective spectacles, with two coming from the Hartman Jeweler's Estate in Tombstone, Arizona in the late 1890s to early 1900s. The first contemporary eyewear, or 'glasses' as we know it now, did not arrive until the eighteenth century. The lenses would be glass, rock crystal, or any other transparent natural substance, and they were prone to shattering if the spectacles fell off, thus there was a push to create frames that could be worn continually and remained in place. Edward Scarlett, a London optician, is credited with creating the present design of spectacles held in place by arms known as 'temples'. These were constructed of iron or steel and grasped the side of the head, but did not hook over the ears because they were frequently hidden beneath a powdered wig, as was fashionable at the period. Pince-nez were a nineteenth century innovation that literally translates as ‘pinching the nose’. They had a spring clip to retain the item in place under its own tension. This lot features one pair of Pince-nez glasses, while the other three are early temple design spectacles. The two spectacles from the Hartman estate are a Prince-nez pair and a early temple design pair. The prince-nez pair shows gold colored rims and nose clip but has a busted lens on the right hand side. The temple pair has both lenses intact and dark colored rims but is missing the both arms. They come in an original leather case with an original cleaning cloth. The second temple pair comes in its original leather case reading, "E.I. Smith / Jeweler And Optician / E. Mauch Chunk, Pa." in gold gilt lettering. They show a temple design with a a double lens construction so they can be used as bifocals. Closer images would utilize the bottom half of the lens while farther images would utilize the top half of the lenses. The final temple pair also comes in its original leather case but has since had the name of the case torn off. They show oval lenses and pure coin silver frames and arms. The spectacles show good condition overall with wear present from their age and use over the years. Two pairs slightly broken, with one missing arms. They measure from 5" L x 1 1/4" W to 4 1/2" L x 2" W. They have a collective weight of 125.8 grams. Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. TT72 MS256 MS255