Goggles, which are made of one piece of molded leather with soft leather cut out eye cups that support dark, shaded glass lenses; goggles are shaped to fit general facial contour and are lined at the inside and outside edges with red cloth to prevent irritation; two holes are punched on sides of go…
Goggles, which are made of one piece of molded leather with soft leather cut out eye cups that support dark, shaded glass lenses; goggles are shaped to fit general facial contour and are lined at the inside and outside edges with red cloth to prevent irritation; two holes are punched on sides of goggles in which a long piece of frayed adhesive is tied on both ends and acts as a head tie; the inner side of eye cups have small air holes; adhesive tape is sealed around eye cups to ensure tight fit
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used by either Dr. C.H. Bird or Dr. H. Godfrey Bird of Gananoque, Ontario
Dates
1896
circa 1896
Date Remarks
Marks start of Bird medical practice
Material
metal:
leather: brown
glass: black
fabric: red
Inscriptions
Inner sides of metal cups have air-holes punched outlining the letters "P H L T D"