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spectacles

human history
  • Other Name

    military issue eyeglasses, WW2 (descriptive name)

    49264 Gnr. Hugh Rayment Nairn, 2nd N.Z. Divisional Artillery, 2NZEF (associated name)

  • Description

    Military issue eyeglasses issued to 49264 Gnr. Hugh Rayment Nairn, 2nd N.Z. Divisional Artillery, 2NZEF. Steel frame spectacles in black hinged-lid case issued in 1942 while Nairn was in Fiji - tinted lens made it possible to spot airplanes despite glare. These spectacles were designed for ordinary use and for use when wearing a gas mask. Nairn wore them for a short while post-war.

  • Accession Number
    2019.62.53
  • Accession Date
    19 Sep 2019
  • Department

    History

    War History

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  • spectacles, 2019.62.53, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • spectacles, 2019.62.53, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • spectacles, 2019.62.53, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • spectacles, 2019.62.53, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • spectacles, 2019.62.53, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • spectacles, 2019.62.53, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • spectacles, 2019.62.53, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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