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Accession no.: |
N: 67b |
Object name: |
Goggles |
Title: |
Goggles |
Description: |
A pair of wire gauze snow goggles belonging to Edward Adrian Wilson and used on the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). |
Classified name: |
SPRI theme |
personal equipment
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Current place name |
Antarctic regions > Ross Dependency
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UDC |
617.7-089.2
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Geographic UDC |
(*76)
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Getty AAT |
goggles
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Number of items: |
1 |
Full description: |
A delicate pair of snow goggles with very slightly tinted glass lenses. They consist of two eye pieces made of very fine wire gauze, joined by a bridge over the nose, which is fixed through a loop on the inner corner of each eye piece. The bridge is now broken so the goggles are in two parts. The lenses sit in metal frames. The nose bridge is covered with pale textile, and the edges of the eye pieces with a black velvety textile in order to prevent the metal touching the face and causing frostbite. The goggles would be tied round the head by means of the two textile tape ties which are passed through slots in the side of the goggles and stitched in place.
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Dimensions: |
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Width: 132mm, height: 33mm, depth: 22mm
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Associated person(s): |
- : Wilson, Edward Adrian (1901 - 1904)
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Associated expedition(s): |
- : British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery) (1901 - 1904)
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