Indispensible to the traveler, and absurdly stylish to boot, these goggles will stand up to even the boldest adventures.
Rims are black-painted brass, with a velvet felt-lined interior for comfort. Lenses are greenish-yellow tinted to shield from sun, wind and glare. Cotton tie straps are non-elasticized. Comes complete with a storage tin for protection in the off season.
The industrious individual can strip the black paint to reveal a bright brass finish, as shown in the alternate view. We used a dremel tool with a brass brush, and it made quick work of the black paint.
Please note: these goggles are genuine military surplus, so the storage tins are aged and a bit dented. The goggles may have minor blemishes, but are fully functional with unmarred lenses. Not intended for use as safety goggles.
These were a perfect accessory to the leather aviator cap, small enough to be comfortable but with a good look for my costume. The carrying case was a plus. I condsidered replacing the strap with elastic (which would be very easy) but I didn't need to, they stayed put with the ties. I got several compliments on the goggles. Fast shipping and a good price, thanks.
Love my Punk
Feb 24, 2012
Anonymous
I purchased these goggles for my son. They came very quickly and well packaged. My son followed the directions for taking off the black and just leaving the distressed natural brass look. he loves this era and he's thrilled with the goggles. We will be ordering more from this site.
Excellent Quality
Jan 11, 2012
KG
Houston TX
Loved them and my son loved them. They are a perfect period peice. My only disappointment was that the rim of the goggles was not the brass color, making them look even older. But all in all - outstanding.
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Dec 29, 2011
Dr.Strangelove
canada
The goggles are really neat! They arrived with their own metal tin and are very authentic. The tint is very dark so it's a little hard to see through them, but there's nothing worse than having a bunch of SPADs attack you from out of the sun! A great product!
Recommend with 1 Exception
Dec 29, 2011
Jericho
Goggle glass and mounting is very good, but the straps were very old and decayed and could be ripped into bits just by a little pulling on them.
Nice goggles
Nov 28, 2011
Capt. Crowley
City of Angeles
Very nice, period correct style goggles. Can be usedfor many impressions!
Goes with my hat!
Oct 11, 2011
Isobel
Tasmania Au
These look so great tied to my derby hat I also purchased. The only problem was the fabric tie-cord broke twice in the first minute of attaching them to my hat, this is fine because it is a two minute job to repair ir replace them. Otherwise, for a vintage item I was really pleased with the quality.
Also dremelled off the paint
Sep 19, 2011
SteampunkScot
I bought these goggles based on the advice that the paint could be removed revealing shiny brass goggles. It definitely worked! I used a dremel to remove the paint from the outside, then replaced the cheesy strap with some $0.50 elastic and a few brass rivets. The resulting goggles looked great and are by far the least expensive way to get real metal brass goggles.The only reason I rated these a 4 is that the process was fairly time consuming. If you could buy them in their brass state, they'd be a 5.
A nice little package
Aug 9, 2011
Landsmith
Auckland Ne
These arrived in a very nice worn oval tin, which keeps them safe. The glass lenses tint everything a shade of green and their chipped black paint suggests they've had a bit of a life. That said, there's nothing wrong with them, although I did have to adjust the nose strap so that they sat straight on my face, an easy fix. These goggles have fabric straps which must be tied to put them on. They would suit a military driver or pilot look, but they do knock back the peripheral vision a bit.
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