Goggles, flying

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1936–1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0632.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Mk.IIIA/22C/62
LOCATION: United Kingdom

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General Information

Serial #: 572389/36
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: brass frame & buckle; padded velvet face mask; celluloid lenses; leather nose piece & strap; elastic segments on strap

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.5 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: United Kingdom
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); first issued 1935; superceded 1942
Canada: Unknown
Function: to protect eyes of Pilot from flying debris & fire while flying airplane, especially with open cockpit/ this model especially designed for higher altitudes
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering impressed into outside surface of strap reads: "A[crown]M 22C/62/GOGGLES MARK IIIA. 572389/36."; lettering ink stamped on inside surface of strap - [illeg.]; stamped lettering on buckle reads: "WILL NOT RUST"
Missing: N/A
Finish: black frame; yellowed transparent lenses; brown strap, nose piece & strap; silver buckle
Decoration: Air Ministry logo (Tudor crown between "A" & "M") impressed into outside surface of strap

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Unknown Manufacturer, Goggles, flying, between 1936–1942, Artifact no. 2002.0632, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0632.001/

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