Replacing nose pads on your eyeglasses is a great way to freshen your
frames. The Attic has a variety of nose pads, both new and vintage.
There are many different types of nose pad fittings, the way they attach
to the glasses. Clip-on, clamp-on, screw-on, push-on, rivet, split-post,
etcetera. The contemporary style tends to be either screw-on or push-on and most
any shop can supply those.
Before the contemporary styles, the most common from around the 1960s to the 1990s was the clip-on
style and those are shown below.
Before that, mostly in the old-style ''shell'' nose pads (sometimes also called
''mother of pearl'' or ''Bakelite'') there were almost as many styles of
attachment as there were manufacturers. American Optical (AO), Bausch & Lomb
(B&L), Shuron, Art-Craft and many more manufacturers each had their own
style of nose pad attachment. The Attic does have a variety of vintage nose
pads, though they're not shown below. Depending on condition and style,
prices will be higher than the contemporary production nose pads shown below. If you're seeking vintage nose pads,
please email
with a clear photo
showing the nose pad attachment area and the pad size. Knowing the
markings on your frames and a description of how the pad is attached can
sometimes be helpful, too.
Nose pad sizes are typically given in the length of the pad, measured the
long way, top to bottom and the figures are rarely precise, so allow maybe a
millimeter of variation.