May 1, 2007

PRISMS AID BED READER (Jun, 1936)

Filed under: Impractical — @ 12:58 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1936
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This seems like it would just be really awkward and end up giving you a headache.

PRISMS AID BED READER
To make reading in bed easier, a British inventor has devised “lying-down” spectacles. Prisms mounted in eyeglass frames bend the light rays at right angles so that the wearer can lie flat and read a book held upright on his chest.

6 Comments »

1. Actually, that would be really handy for anyone with arthritis in the neck.

   Comment by Blurgle — May 1, 2007 @ 1:57 am

2. I just tried this and the book was upside down. Not a problem if I turned it over but pretty confusing when I went to turn the page.

   Comment by Stannous — May 1, 2007 @ 5:06 pm

3. When my father-in-law passed away, I got his set of “TV-Specs”. They’re well made, easy to wear and great for watching TV while lying flat in bed. Easy on the neck.

   Comment by evac93rd — May 25, 2007 @ 1:00 pm

4. I think this one I could use! The eye strain from traditional lenses. If you think about it, you lose 30% of your vertical viewing angle through the use of spectacles.

   Comment by Herb Gilliland, Scientist — January 22, 2008 @ 3:57 pm

5. Glasses identical to these are still being made and sold by a half dozen companies. I wonder what vintage evac93rd has?

   Here is a link to a pair.

   http://www.activeforever.com/p.....asses.aspx

   Tom

   Comment by Tom — January 23, 2008 @ 1:36 pm

6. I have a pair of Vintage Bed Spec listed ont my website. I am trying to find info about them.

   Comment by Joe — May 23, 2008 @ 9:18 pm

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