Glasses, safety

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OBJECT TYPE: shatterproof
DATE: 1950–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0209.001

MANUFACTURER: American Industrial Safety Equipment Co.
MODEL: 6
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC FRAMES, LENSES & SAFETY SHIELDS; METAL SUPPORTS, HINGES & FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 4.9 cm
Height: 2.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Safety equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Industrial
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: New Brunswick
Period: THESE SAFETY GLASSES USED C. 1950S- 1970S.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROVIDE SHATTERPROOF PROTECTION FOR WEARER'S EYES FROM SPARKS, FLYING DEBRIS OR CHEMICALS, ETC.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SAFETY GLASSES FITTED WITH SIDE SHIELDS. THIS PAIR WAS WORN IN A CHEMISTRY LABORATORY, BUT SAFETY GLASSES LIKE THIS WERE COMMON IN INDUSTRY, MANUFACTURING PLANTS, TRADES, ETC. THEY COULD BE FITTED WITH PRESCRIPTION LENSES IF NECESSARY, OR SUPPLIED WITH GENERIC SHATTERPROOF LENSES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " AO " & " 6 " appears in raised print on inside of frame arms; " -AI- " incised in small printat top of each lense.
Missing: COMPLETE.
Finish: GREY-BROWN PLASTIC FRAMES; OPAQUE SIDE SHIELDS.
Decoration: N/A

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American Industrial Safety Equipment Co., Glasses, safety, between 1950–1969, Artifact no. 1996.0209, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0209.001/

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