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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 93706, member: 44&quot;]Welcome to the forum, jarambolubie!</p><p><br /></p><p>Without seeing a pic of the spectacles (eyeglasses) straight on, it is hard to tell much about them. The style of the bridge and the shape of the lens are needed to be seen in order to date antique glasses. For example is the bridge a bow style such as: a &quot;C&quot; bridge, &quot;K&quot; and &quot;X&quot; bridge, Crank&nbsp; bridge (upside down U in the US and called Arch in the UK), scroll bridge, &quot;W&quot; bridge (saddle) or whatever. As to the lenses are they perfectly round, oval, oblong, rectangular, octagonal or etc...</p><p><br /></p><p>Right now all I can help you with is the style of the temples, the side arms. This particular style is called &quot;curl&quot; temples. This style of temples was used from around 1885 to after 1900. On some websites this style of temples is also called riding temples. &quot;... curved around the ear and held eyeglasses in place while riding a horse or running. The riding temple spectacles was very popular from 1880 to the early 1920s.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a webpage showing some of the elements needed for identification of antique spectacles.</p><p><a href="http://www.antiquespectacles.com/guide/guide_to_assist.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquespectacles.com/guide/guide_to_assist.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.antiquespectacles.com/guide/guide_to_assist.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As to the lenses, for what I can see, they look rimless though not sure just what I am seeing. According to one website on antique spectales:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Rimless eyeglasses were introduced in 1880 and remained popular to the 1950s. Early rimless eyeglasses, made between 1880 and 1920 did not have nose pads. The horse was the primary means of transportation. Rimless oval shaped eyeglasses were a variant of a style called Riding Temple. Early rimless eyeglasses were designed to fit close to the face.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/pages/rimless-gf.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/pages/rimless-gf.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/pages/rimless-gf.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know who the maker of the spectacles was either. I&#039;m not sure of the 1st initial. The 2nd initial looks like the letter &quot;P&quot;. I have taken the liberty of editing one of the pics of the maker&#039;s mark in hopes of seeing it better. Am including the edited pic. Following is a webpage of some maker&#039;s marks of antique spectacles. I don&#039;t see your mark. If you click one of the marks, it appears enlarged in the middle of the page. A few have been identified, but most haven&#039;t.</p><p><a href="http://www.antiquespectacles.com/slide_shows/marks/marks.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquespectacles.com/slide_shows/marks/marks.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.antiquespectacles.com/slide_shows/marks/marks.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>jarambolubie, what country are you located? Knowing your location might help in identifying the spectacles.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]23733[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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