Posted 11 months ago
TeresaD
(245 items)
vintage World War ll Aviator sunglasses green glass leather sun shades
Still in very good Shape I have no additional information at this time hope you enjoy them thanks for looking
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I see you have an aviator who looks mighty good in those glasses!
I had them looked at take a look at these ones thay are close
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=vintage+sunglasses+with+leather&view=detail&id=278B34CBE3B62E7E1585C2393DA855FA8F5ACCA9&first=1
AR8Jason & ROBinHawaii are correct.
Probably used for grinding, brazing, oxy/acet welding, oxy/acet cutting, etc. Most lenses now a days are a poly-carb composite, as splatter does not stick to that as it does glass and it is more shatterproof.
The leather piece across the bridge is to help completely seal off the the eyes. The small holes in the side of the leather side pieces are anti-fog holes. I do not believe they are WW II vintage, much newer.
Agree Rob is correct on these.
These are often mis- IDd as aviator glasses to justify a higher price.
scott
I got these ones from the same person and below is a link to a pair just like them dated back to the 1830's I don't know why I pick them up I guess I thought they were all interesting looking
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200779406976+&item=200779406976&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466#ht_500wt_949
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/60222-1830s-h-adams-eyeglasses
Thank you all I'll take your word for it but check out the other pair that I got along with them