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Pair of protective eyewear worn while welding and cutting. Bakelite frames are reddish-brown in color and attached to adjustable black elastic headband. Lenses are reflective and appear dark green in color when not in direct light. The bridge is a ball chain encased in rubber. Three lightning bolt designs appear on the side of each frame.

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Leo Hendrik Baekeland

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Science History Institute. Bakelite Goggles. Photograph, 2016. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/12579s28n.

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