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Military and Veterans ➔ Eye Glasses, for use with protective mask

Identifier:

142786

Description:

These uniquely shaped perscription eyeglasses were designed for use with a gas / protective mask. The glasses appear to have a stainless steel frame with prescription lenses. Each arm of the glasses has a metal loop attached, which would fit over the ears. The ends of the loops have small (plastic?) beige earpiece covers. The bridge is a spring.  

 

Date:

circa 1966

Current Location Status:

In Storage

Collection Tier:

Tier 2

Source:

Gift Of Fred Paepke

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Related Entities:

United States Army (creator)
The United States Army is a service branch of the United States Armed Forces that specializes in ground-based offensive and defensive warfare. The mission of the United States Army is to fight and win our Nation's wars,  by providing prompt, sustained, land dominance, across the full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders.The United States Army we know today has roots that can be traced back to the Continental Army which was formed in 1775 during the American Revolutionary War. After the War, The Congress of the Confederation officially created the United States Army in 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army is the largest military branch of the armed forces in which participates in disputes worldwide today through preserving peace and security and providing for the defense of the United States. Fred Paepke (donor)
Frederick G. Paepke served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.