Help Identify these WW2 era sunglasses

[Nobama2012]

Hello All, found these Sunglasses in an old wooden shotgun shell ammo crate with and embroidered handkerchief, the handkerchief has the Union Jack, Lady Liberty and the Stars and Stripes embroidered with the words " A souvenir from the Great War" I cannot find anything about them on the internet, if anyone knows let me know thankshttp://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af317/Drunna12/DSCF0184.jpghttp://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af317/Drunna12/DSCF0183.jpghttp://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af317/Drunna12/DSCF0186.jpg

[Wulf202]

The great war is ww1

[Nobama2012]

You are correct, but I am not sure if the handkerchief says A souvenir from the Great War or A souvenir from the World war, I am at work and dont have a pic, and I was going to put that in my post but I didnt know if they even had any kind of sunglasses in WW1, but man that would be awesome if they were from WW1

[DocMedic]

Inexpensive mass-produced sunglasses were introduced to America by Sam Foster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_Grant) in 1929

-wiki :)

[Wulf202]

http://www.aaapilots.com/html/american_optical_aviator_sungl.html

contact these guys, since they produce shades since the 1800's and produced for the .gov during every war.

[Wulf202]

http://cgi.ebay.com/WWII-Army-Air-Corps-Sunglasses-/220592638551?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335c588a57
yours pre date ww2 glasses

this guy claims his are ww1 pilot glasses but which country?
http://cgi.ebay.com/WW1-Pilot-Aviator-Sunglasses-Goggles-/320519220657?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa06f2db1

[Nobama2012]

Sent some pics to AO eyewear, I really appreciate the tip, hopefully they can tell me.

[Nobama2012]

Wow, thanks Wulf, what a find I appreciate that I was also thinking about taking them to the Wings over the Rockies Air Museum to see if they knew anything about them.

[Nobama2012]

The only marking I can find is on the right ear stem hinge, it has two vertical lines a square standing on one corner (kind of like a diamond but definitely square shaped) then followed by two more vertical lines

[Wulf202]

second pic down looks close, but the bridge area is wrong

http://www.patrickwilson.com/gogmore.htm

[StagLefty]

Try some of the military surplus forums also-I just tracked down a German rifle scope and was surprised at what it was worth.

[Wulf202]

http://warrelics.eu/forum/

[sniper7]

those look awesome! I would wear them now flying if they were mine![Beer]

[Nobama2012]

Lol, yeah I tried them on unfortunately I got fat head, they look small, ha[Coffee]

[Elhuero]

people were smaller back then

awesome shades

you should get them appraised like on that TV show pawn stars

[Nobama2012]

True, but then he would lowball me for half what they are worth, lol, cool show though, I was hoping Antiques road show would be coming to Denver soon

[Nobama2012]

http://warrelics.eu/forum/

Thanks for the sight Wulf, had a guy on there reply and said that they are not sunglasses at all but WW2 Flying Goggles, he said he could not remember the model but he said when had time he would check some referance material to see if he could find the model.

[Wulf202]

Interesting.

Though I disagree with the term goggles, since they have no seals around the eye cups and are tinted. He's probly using it in the metric sense though....

[Nobama2012]

Yeah more than likely, Hey Wulf the guy replied this is what he said about them, check out the link

http://warrelics.eu/forum/equipment-field-gear/identify-these-sunglasses-18533/#post137079

[Not_A_Llama]

The colors are a bit muted, but that last picture doesn't look too far off what people wear clubbing these days.

[gnihcraes]

my first thought on seeing those glasses - blacksmith or welder type of glasses... not so much as sunglasses. ?