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New Year's glasses

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A pair of New Year's glasses for 2009.

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]

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^ Lawson, Richard (31 December 2008). "The Sad Ending of the 200_ New Year's Glasses". Gawker.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

^ Barkai, R. (24 July 1992). "Novelty eyeglass frames Richard E. Sclafani et al". Google Patents. United States Patent Office. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

^ Lacitis, Erik (31 December 2008). "As 2008 closes, so does business for those year-end glasses". Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

^ Lefkowitz, Melanie (28 December 2010). "Glasses for New Year's Eve Parties - 2011 Still Works". Stylist. The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2012.