driving goggles

Name/Title

driving goggles

Entry/Object ID

2005.018.003 a-b

Description

Driving goggles (b) and khaki-painted metal case (a), probably military issue. Circular brown glass lenses set in narrow white metal rims. Perforated brown leather side shields, stamped: "WILLSON". Case lid stamped with "W' logo and WILLSON/GOOGLES/REG U.S. PAT OFF". Interior bottom of case has dirty pink paper liner with this information: "WILLSON/GOGGLES/AND/GLASSES". "MADE IN U.S.A.". List of patent dates, with the latest being "MAY 14, 1918", plus more information.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 27-Apr-05 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Goggles

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Vision

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

driving goggles

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

September 29, 2005

Update Date

February 15, 2024