There are 5 article(s) tagged American Paper Optics:

• April 2026

  • From Bartlett to the moon and back

    At least four pairs of specialty eyeglasses for viewing eclipses traveled from Bartlett to the moon as part of NASA’s manned Artemis II mission to fly by the moon.

    By Jody Callahan April 09, 2026

• July 2024

  • Two Memphis-area products might be the Coolest Things Made in Tennessee

    Blank Beauty is co-nominated with partner Aptus DesignWorks, a Knoxville-area business, for a robot called Huey that makes custom nail polish colors in just two minutes for $9 a pop.

    By Aisling Mäki July 01, 2024

• March 2024

  • Bartlett firm hosts SBA official as it churns out 1.5 million pairs of eclipse glasses a day

    Bartlett’s American Paper Optics is on a mission to bring eye safety to millions of people viewing the April 8 total solar eclipse. Small Business Administration official Isabel Guzman visited the company Wednesday, March 27. 

    By Michael Waddell March 28, 2024

• April 2023

  • Countdown at American Paper Optics starts now for 2024 eclipse

    Bartlett-based American Paper Optics, the largest manufacturer of 3D glasses in the world, prepares as one of the biggest solar eclipses that many adults will experience in their lifetimes approaches.

    By Jane Roberts April 08, 2023

• July 2020

  • About face: Bartlett firm makes shields to cope with COVID-19

    American Paper Optics – best known for its solar eclipse and special effects glasses – is now making and marketing face shields as an added layer of protection, especially for students.

    By Tom Bailey July 15, 2020