Object Details
Description
This object is one of over 700 items from Glaser’s Drug Store of Sayre, Pennsylvania. In 1921, Simon Glaser (1860-1936), an immigrant from Russian Poland, established the drug store at 121 West Packer Avenue in Sayre, PA. His son, Sidney Glaser (1899-1992), soon joined him in the business and continued to operate the store until 1961. After retiring, Sidney Glaser retained thousands of products dating from the 1920s – 1960s, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, and vitamins, and donated many of them to the Smithsonian in 1985.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Sidney Glaser
ID Number
1985.0481.008
catalog number
1985.0481.008
accession number
1985.0481
Object Name
Sunglasses
Other Terms
Sunglasses; Eye Protective Device; Vision Aids
Physical Description
glass (overall material)
metal (overall material)
green (overall color)
Measurements
extended: 5 cm x 12.9 cm x 10 cm; 1 31/32 in x 5 3/32 in x 3 15/16 in
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1113174