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THE story begins in a little Old World 

 village with an apprentice lad listening 

 to tales told by his elders, in the long 

 evenings after work. As they talked, he 

 learned of a world outside his village, and 

 there came a sudden, half-fearful resolu- 

 tion to break the fetters of his narrow life, 

 and try his fortune in a land of shining op- 

 portunity. And so the lad set forth, in his 

 nineteenth year. 



Forty-nine days crossing the stormy At- 

 lantic in a sailing vessel; berths of rough 



by the passengers 

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boards; food cooked 

 themselves — thus in 

 came to America — 

 thelandofhisdreams. 

 Followed disillusion- 

 ment, almost com- 

 plete. An epidemic 

 of cholera in Buffalo; 

 no work to be had; 

 a bare existence as 

 cook's helper and 

 porter in a hotel; 

 then a wood-turner 

 in Rochester, at a 

 dollar a day. And then a venture in his 

 chosen field, the optical business — and 

 utter, disastrous failure and a return to 

 wood turning; and even an accident which 

 threatened his livelihood. And the vision 

 grew dim at times — but still it lived; and 

 again an optical business was attempted, 

 this time in his own house. 



Mr. J. J. Bausch 

 at ZU years of aye 



Henry Lomb joined him, and every hour 

 was busy — yet when Henry Lomb enlisted 

 for the Civil War, their debts just equalled 

 their resources. And this was the net of 

 eight years' work. 



But then, slowly, almost imperceptibly, 

 the tide turned. Under the spur of their 

 constant striving for broader knowledge 

 and higher standards, the partners and 

 their sons built up a unique and lasting 

 tradition of science and craftsmanship. 

 Mr. Bausch designed and built the first 

 power lens-grinding machine in America; 

 and gradually other machines and pro- 

 cesses were developed, scientific stud- 

 ies undertaken, and new products added 

 to the already well- 

 known eyeglass and 

 spectacle lenses. It 

 took many more 

 years of patient, con- 

 structive effort, but 

 success came at last. 

 Exceeding all dreams 

 of the pioneer, the 

 greatBausch &Lomb 

 factory stands as 

 visible evidence of this success. 

 The best measure is found in the real re- 

 spect accorded Bausch & Lomb products, 

 wherever science carries on its researches, 

 and wherever imperfect or suffering eyes 

 need aid. The vision of the founders still 

 lives to guide us into pathways of ever 

 broader usefulness. 



Mr. Henry Lomb 

 at 26 years of age 



BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL COMPANY 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Makers of Eyeglass and Spectacle Lenses, Photographic Lenses, Microscopes, 

 Balopticons, Binoculars and Engineering and ocher Optical Instruments 



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