Goggles

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

a

Name/Title

Goggles

Entry/Object ID

1987.5.1a-b

Description

Safety goggles consisting of oval, blue-tinted glass lenses surrounded by shaped, metal mesh cage-like frames. Each lens is framed separately and connected with a bridge made of thick, twisted twine. They secure to the wearer's head with a length of elastic attached to the outer point of each frame. They are accompanied by an oval tin case with a hinging, clamshell-style lid.

Context

Owned by Blanche Tyler Burbank of West Burke, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1987.5

Source or Donor

Burbank, Phyllis

Acquisition Method

Gift

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

French Canadian

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

Goggles

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Dimension Description

Box

Height

3/4 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Material

Metal, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burbank, Blanche Lestina Tyler (1900-1980)

Related Places

Place

Village

West Burke

Town

Burke

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America