Goggles
Goggles
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- Description
- Railroad goggles that were deposited at the Library of Congress in 1896 and transferred to the Smithsonian in 1961. They belonged to Joseph Meredith Toner (1925-1896), a Washington physician, historian, and bibliophile.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Goggles
- goggles
- goggles, set
- Other Terms
- Goggles; Eye Protective Device; Vision Aids; Railroad
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- fabric (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- brown (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 3.9 cm x 14 cm x 2.2 cm; 1 9/16 in x 5 1/2 in x 7/8 in
- case: 1 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 2.54 cm x 6.6675 cm x 4.445 cm
- goggles: 1 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 5/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 13.97 cm x 4.1275 cm
- ID Number
- MG.M-09702
- accession number
- 235052
- catalog number
- M-09702
- Credit Line
- Library of Congress
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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