New Year's glasses explained

New Year's glasses are novelty eyeglasses in the numerical shape of the coming year usually worn during New Year's Eve parties.[1] They were invented and patented[2] by Richard Sclafani and Peter Cicero in 1992, although other companies have produced similar versions.[3] New Year's glasses' inspiration and popularity arose from the fact that the two digits in the middle of the year number (9 and 0 from the years 1990–2009) had holes suitable for looking through or mounting lenses into.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawson . Richard . The Sad Ending of the 200_ New Year's Glasses . December 31, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090101095822/http://gawker.com/5121460/the-sad-ending-of-the-200_-new-years-glasses. dead . 1 January 2009 . Gawker.com . 22 February 2012.
  2. Web site: Barkai. R.. Novelty eyeglass frames Richard E. Sclafani et al. Google Patents . 1992-07-24 . United States Patent Office. 22 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Lacitis . Erik . As 2008 closes, so does business for those year-end glasses. https://web.archive.org/web/20090117021151/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008575545_glasses31m.html. dead . December 31, 2008 . 17 January 2009. Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. 22 February 2012.
  4. Web site: Lefkowitz. Melanie. Glasses for New Year's Eve Parties - 2011 Still Works. December 28, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130321193545/http://main.stylelist.com/2010/12/28/2011-glasses-new-year-s. dead. 21 March 2013. Stylist. The Huffington Post. 22 February 2012.

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