Visual Aid Collection

Le singe antiquaire, 1740. Creators: Unknown, Jean-Simeon Chardin
Le singe antiquaire, 1740. Monkey antiquary looking at coins with a magnifying glass

Tortoise Shell Lorgnette, c. 1936. Creator: Charles Enjoian
Tortoise Shell Lorgnette, c. 1936

Theron Akin, Rep. from New York; with Full Dinner Pail Placard, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Theron Akin, Rep
Theron Akin, Rep. from New York; with Full Dinner Pail Placard, 1913. [US politician: Representative 1911-1913. Served as Mayor of Amsterdam, New York]

Theron Akin, Rep. from New York; with Full Dinner Pail Placard, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Theron Akin, Rep
Theron Akin, Rep. from New York; with Full Dinner Pail Placard, 1913. [US politician: Representative 1911-1913. Served as Mayor of Amsterdam, New York]

Side Board, 1936. Creator: John Dieterich
Side Board, 1936

First Infant School in Green Street, New York, 1828. Creator: Anthony Imbert
First Infant School in Green Street, New York, 1828

Artist Drawing a Portrait of a Man. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Artist Drawing a Portrait of a Man.n.d

The Draughtsman of the Lute. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Draughtsman of the Lute.n.d

Retinal implant, artwork
Retinal implant. Computer artwork of a biomedical chip (square, centre right) implanted just under the surface of the retina in a human eye

Men with his close hands illuminating the night sky with a bundle of light
Natural Park of the Sierra Mariola in Bocairent, Valencia, Spain

Contact lens and eye anatomy, artwork C016 / 6572
Contact lens and eye anatomy. Artwork of a contact lens (left) and the anatomy of an eye (right) with a contact lens placed on the corneal surface (upper right)

Spectacles

Flemings left hand rule for motors. This is a visual aid to help work out the direction of a force experienced by a current-carrying wire when it encounters a magnetic field

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Exploring the evolution of visual aids through time: From the Side Board, a 1936 instructional tool by John Dieterich, to the First Infant School in Green Street, New York, 1828, where Anthony Imbert's illustrations aided young learners. Albrecht Dürer's artworks, "Artist Drawing a Portrait of a Man" and "The Draughtsman of the Lute," showcase the importance of visual representation in the arts. Fast forward to modern times, retinal implants and contact lenses with intricate eye anatomy designs offer new ways to enhance and restore vision. Meanwhile, spectacles remain a staple for corrective vision, and Fleming's left-hand rules for motors serve as a reminder of the crucial role visual aids play in scientific discovery. #VisualAidsThroughTime