goggles
Date1880 - 1900
Inventory Number1997-1-0750a
ClassificationGoggles
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions4 × 13.5 × 3.4 cm (1 9/16 × 5 5/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
box: 12.7 × 24.8 × 19.1 cm (5 × 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
box: 12.7 × 24.8 × 19.1 cm (5 × 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
Material
DescriptionSimple hand-held goggle with a patch on one side to block sight, and on the other side an opening to let light through. One eye piece is made of wood then attached to a metal nose strip. The other eyepiece is oval paper pieces glued together over the end of the metal strip. Probably used for psychological experiments dealing with images and optics.
Signedunsigned
Curatorial RemarksHoused together in a 2-tier blue board lidless box with 1997-1-0750b, c, and d.
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1975-1980
Object number: 2004-1-0114
American Optical Company
Date: 1945
Accessories: extra red plastic visors (2); instruction sheet
Object number: WJ1143
Polaroid Corporation
Date: circa 1940
Object number: 2004-1-0481
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1939-1945
Object number: 2004-1-0479
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 1965-1969
Object number: 2004-1-0132c
Edwin H. Land
Date: 1955-1980
Object number: 2004-1-0264a
Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory
Date: 1947-2002
Object number: 2003-1-0291
