Snow goggles

Wire mesh with clear glass lenses, attached by elastic. The two eye-pieces are joined by velvet ribbon so they fold together.

Object Details

ID: AAA4118
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Snow goggles
Display location: Not on display
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Alert (1856)
Date made: 1875
People: Parr, Alfred Arthur Chase
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm x 145 mm x 44 mm
Parts: Snow goggles