Glasses, safety

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0142.001

MANUFACTURER: STRONG KENNARD NUTT CO.
MODEL: ADJUSTOGLAS
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE GLASS LENSES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 5.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Operations
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: STRONG
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF PROTECTIVE GOGGLE TYPICALLY WORN C.1900-1920S, AND POSSIBLY LATER. THIS PAIR USED IN 1980S.
Canada: THESE GOGGLES WERE APPARENTLY USED AS SAFETY GOGGLES BY CNR LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER DURING 1980S.
Function: TO PROTECT WEARER'S EYES FROM WINDBLOWN DIRT & DEBRIS, ETC.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONCE-COMMON AND NECESSARY 'ACCESSORY' WORN BY AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS. THIS PAIR WAS REPORTEDLY WORN BY A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER. LARGE, ROUND TINTED EYE-GLASS AND FINELY-SCREENED SIDE SHIELDSPROVIDED PROTECTION AGAINST FLYING DIRT, DEBRIS, INSECTS, ETC. LIGHT WEIGHT CONSTRUCTION, WITH ROLLING BRIDGE & FLEXIBLE ARMS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'STRONG KENNARD NUTT CO' STAMPED INTO ONE LENS FRAME; 'Adjustoglas PAT.10-2-17' STAMPED INTO SECOND FRAME, NEAR NOSEPIECE
Missing: N/A
Finish: FRAMES, INCLUDING SIDE SHIELDS ARE NICKLE-PLATED. GLASS LENSES HAVE AMBER TINT.
Decoration: N/A

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STRONG KENNARD NUTT CO., Glasses, safety, after 1917, Artifact no. 1996.0142, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0142.001/

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