average spatial: 12.2 cm x 5 cm; 4 13/16 in x 1 15/16 in
overall: 5 in x 2 in x 2 5/8 in; 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm x 6.6675 cm
Object Name:
Artificial Eye
eye, artificial
prosthesis, model
Other Terms:
Artificial Eye; Prostheses
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Phoenixville
United States: Pennsylvania, Phoenixville
United States: Pennsylvania, Phoenixville
Associated place:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
1943
1943
1943
Associated dates:
1950 02 21 / 1950 02 21
Description:
While working at the Valley Forge General Hospital during World War II, three Army dentists—Capt. Stanley F. Erpf, Maj. Victor H. Dietz, and Maj. Milton S. Wirtz—made plastic eyes and taught the technique to others. This is one of those eyes.
Ref: “3 Army Dental Officers Find Way To Make Eyes of Plastic,” [Louisville] The Courier Journal (Jan. 1, 1945), p. 7.
“Dentists Making Plastic Eyes For Blind Veterans,” Los Angeles Times (July 15, 1946), p. A1.
“Plastic Eyes,” The Army Nurse 2 (June 1945): 9.
Capt. Stanley F. Erpf, Maj. Victor H. Dietz, and Maj. Milton S. Wirtz, “Prosthesis of the Eye in Synthetic Resin,” Bulletin of the U.S. Army Medical Department (July 1945): 76-86.
Victor H. Dietz, Stanley F. Erpf, and Milton S. Wirtz, “Artificial Eye,” U.S. Patent 2,497,872 (Feb. 21, 1950).
