Cloth, anti-dimming

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0334.004

MANUFACTURER: U.T.R. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Great Britain

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Cream colour linen (?) cloth bears red text.

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: UTR
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 prevent dimming of flying goggle lenses.
Technical: A later development of a flying goggle series begun during the First World War.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "IMPREGNATED/ ANTI-DIMMING/ CLOTH./ INSTRUCTIONS/ FOR USE./ WET THE FINGERTIP/ AND MOISTEN THE/ INNER SURFACE OF/ THE EYEPIECE./ RUB VIGOROUSLY/ WITH THIS CLOTH/ UNTIL THE SURFACE/ IS CLEAR AND DRY./ U.T.R. Co. LTD./ _3/_44" printed in red on cloth face.
Missing: Complete.
Finish: Cream colour linen (?) cloth bears red text.
Decoration: N/A

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U.T.R. Co. Ltd., Cloth, anti-dimming, circa 1944, Artifact no. 2009.0334, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2009.0334.004/

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