D.M.V. Contact Lens Remover
notes: label: Description
content: Dennis England (1911-1976) was a graduate of the Ohio State University School of Optometry who established an ophthalmological practice in Zanesville, Ohio. In 1946 he applied for a patent (it was denied) for a corneal contact lens of a molded plastic (polymethylmethacrylate). He began making contact lens removers in 1968 and established a business (DMV) for that purpose.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: D M V Contact Lens Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0340.04
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0340.04
label: accession number
content: 1979.0340
objectType: label: Object Name
content: contact lens tool
label: Object Name
content: contact lenses, remover
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 cm x 1.7 cm; 1 3/16 in x 21/32 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 3/8 in; 3.81 cm x .9525 cm