Goggles

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Goggles

Entry/Object ID

1974.29.4a-b

Description

Safety goggles consisting of oval, clear glass lenses surrounded by shaped, metal mesh cage-like frames. Each lens is framed separately and has eyelets at each end, to secure a bridge and temples, or head strap.

Context

Used by a member of the Abbott family of Huntington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1974.29

Source or Donor

Abbott, Laura Jean Pierce (1917-2012)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

2-3/8 in

Material

Glass, Metal