glass eye
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19800333-001
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Event
1914-1919 First World War
1919-1938 Between the Wars - Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Army Spectacle Depot
- Date Made 1916-1938
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Personal artifacts
- Sub-category Personal gear
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1916/01/01
- Latest 1938/12/31
- Inscription (case/étui): ARMY SPECTACLE DEPOT, LONDON /| (broad arrow) ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
- Materials Glass, Wood
- Service Component Canadian Army
- Measurements Height 2.1 cm, Length 5.3 cm, Width 4.2 cm
- Caption Glass Eye
- Additional Information The Army Spectacle Depot in the United Kingdom manufactured this Canadian government-issued glass eye during the First World War. Fully or partially-blinded war veterans received eyes like this one to restore their appearance. Durable acrylic eyes replaced fragile glass prosthetics after the Second World War.