Last Updated: Mar 29, 2019     Views: 269

Advertising poster for glass eyes
Image: [Advertising poster for glass eyes], Philadelphia, PA: Queen & Co.,1891. CMGL 72685.

Hello! Thank you for your question! We've received a number of questions about glass eyes from visitors to our Curious and Curiouser exhibition, and we are happy to share information from our collections.

We have books and articles on the practice of glass-eye making, trade catalogs of glass-eye and medical instrument sales, and a few videos.

We'll list online sources first, so you can explore now, and also include a few things that you may be able to borrow from a library.

Online Resources

Articles

A terrific starting point would be the following article:

These articles might be useful as well:

Links are to Library catalog records unless otherwise noted.

Additional Resources

Links are to Library catalog records unless otherwise noted.

Borrowing Library Materials

If you wish to borrow copies of library items, please contact your local library. The Rakow Research Library will lend designated books from its collection and will send copies of articles requested by other libraries. Your library can request items through the OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (ILL) system or by direct request through email at ill@cmog.org. For more information, please see our ILL policies and procedures.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with your glass-related questions in the future!

 

 

 

 

 

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Please note: The Corning Museum of Glass is a non-profit, educational institute and, as such, cannot answer questions about rarity or value of your glass. For more information about appraisal services, see our curatorial FAQs.

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