frames were
             usually made of wood, iron, or brass. Also leather, animal horn, bone,
             and tortoiseshell were used too. (Goldstein 10) In China, some frames
             were even made of papier-mâché. Early frames didn't have temples
             that rested on the wearer's ears. Instead, people held the spectacles
             before their eyes when the needed to read or take a close look at
             something. When spectacles were not being used, they could be put
             ...