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OBJECT TYPE
split-lens/tinted/right
DATE
1944–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2009.0334.003
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Mk.VIII
LOCATION
Great Britain

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
3
Total Parts
7
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Glass lens tinted blue-grey; housed in blue-grey metal frame.

Dimensions

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

Length
7.5 cm
Width
5.0 cm
Height
2.7 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Aviation
Category
Clothing
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Great Britain
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
This type of goggle used c. 1944-1970. This example appears new/ little used.
Canada
Many Canadian pilots, serving in the RCAF or RAF, would have worn this type of goggle as part of their flying kit during the latter part of the Second World War. [Ref. 1]
Function
To provide protection of eyes from glare while flying.
Technical
A later development of a flying goggle series begun during the First World War.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
None evident.
Missing
None evident.
Finish
Glass lens tinted blue-grey; housed in blue-grey metal frame.
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lens, circa 1944–1970, Artifact no. 2009.0334, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0334.003/

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