Flight Goggles

Object detail

Accession number

2018.37.3

Maker

Levers

Production period

World War II

Description

Brown leather flight goggles. Lenses encased in metal, painted grey, sewn on with brown coloured thread. Metal clasp in top centre allows width of goggles to be adjusted. Lenses are surrounded by brown leather casing on the exterior, and white leather on the interior. On each side is a metal attachment connecting to a ring on the end of a grey elastic strap. The ends of the strap are connected to the goggles with brown leather. The strap is connected with a silver clasp with engraved text, "LEVERS / BRITISH MADE / PAT. No / 530683". The metal clasp has two brown leather tabs.

Brief History

Flight goggles from the collection of Yolande Cooper (nee Brown), World War 2 pilot.

Marks

LEVERS / BRITISH MADE / PAT. No / 530683 Engraved

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Leather
Processed Material/Textile
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Glass

Credit Line

Levers. 1939-1945. Flight Goggles, 2018.37.3. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Personal Artefacts Clothing Protective Wear

Production place

Great Britain United Kingdom British Isles Europe

Collection type

Air and Space Transport Domestic Textiles Domestic Technology Technology

Subject auto tags

Footwear Shoe Sandal Athletic shoe Fashion accessory Eye glass accessory Composite material Transparency Metal Glass

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