ELVIS PRESLEY OWNED AND WORN PRESCRIPTION READING GLASSES

Elvis wore these well used prescription reading glasses to read his bible, religious books and for other activities in the final years of his life. Found inside his office desk draw after his passing. 

Ray Ban glasses with rectangular shaped prescription lenses in black plastic frames with a black vinyl protective case. The black square framed glasses feature stamps on the interiors of the temples that read, "B&L Ray Ban U.S.A." on one side and "Big Benji" on the other. These glasses were  stored in Elvis' desk in his office of his Palm Springs home on Chino Canyon Road.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Archives of Graceland. 

Elvis wore these well used prescription reading glasses to read his bible, religious books and for other activities in the final years of his life. Found inside his office desk draw after his passing.  

Ray Ban glasses with rectangular shaped prescription lenses in black plastic frames with a black vinyl protective case. The black square framed glasses feature stamps on the interiors of the temples that read, "B&L Ray Ban U.S.A." on one side and "Big Benji" on the other. These glasses were stored in Elvis' desk in his office of his Palm Springs home on Chino Canyon Road.

Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Archives of Graceland. 

In the final years of Elvis' life he would spend approximately 3 months a year at his (845) W. Chino Canyon Road home in Palm Springs. After Elvis divorced Priscilla Elvis expanded the house with an additional 1,500 square feet. By 1974, Elvis had added a party room with checkerboard flooring, a sauna, a new bedroom with red carpet and two bathrooms with red and white tiles. 

The expansion of the property enabled the transition from a family atmosphere to, as Elvis’ friend Jerry Schilling described, “more of a boys’ club feel” during weekends at the Palm Springs estate. 

Since this desert city was famous for having many celebrity residents, Elvis would often run into other entertainers in Palm Springs. “We’d find ourselves hanging out for a night at Liberace’s house, or riding around in a Rolls-Royce Elvis had borrowed from Sammy Davis Jr., at Sammy’s insistence, ”Jerry Schilling recalled. 

Elvis Presley enjoyed Palm Springs because of the perfect night-time temperature of the desert. The extremely hot temperatures during the day didn’t bother Elvis because he would be sleeping until the late afternoon, even putting tin foil on the windows to keep out the daytime sun. Night-time was the perfect time to have parties by the pool or the outside jacuzzi in Palm Springs. 

Special acoustic tiles were installed by RCA on the ceiling of the living room for a two-day recording session in September 1973. Presley recorded the songs “Are You Sincere,” “I Miss You” and “Sweet Angeline” at the makeshift studio in his Palm Springs home. Elvis owned this home and used it up until his passing.