Whatever you need, you will find it in the above-named sources. Now you know where to locate whatever type and style of frames you need. Though the original period frames are a bit small for our modern faces and can be slightly uncomfortable, they can be made usable by adding velvet covers, or brain-tan buckskin thongs to cushion and hold them on. All the reproduction frames I have seen are just fine as they are, though you can add ribbon, velvet, or thong to make them period correct. Those of us who need bifocals can now have them installed authentically in our period frames.
Price can no longer be a stumbling block to acquiring a pair of authentic frames.
As you have seen, there are frames that fit even the tightest budget, though you will have to spend some shoe leather to find the absolute cheap buys. Look at the accompanying photos and tell my you think that period spectacles don t make a big difference. I ve slapped you in the face with the glove. Fashions in Eyeglasses , by Richard Corson, Published 1967 by Peter Owen, London. Net , Homerville, Ohio.