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VS1360-1: Antique silver plated sunglasses with oval green - gray glass lenses. Tell Me More

VS1360-2: Antique rimless sunglasses feature gold plated ear stems and nose bridge with rare and unique light green hexagonal glass lenses. Tell Me More

VS1360-3: Antique sunglasses feature B&L Bausch & Lomb BL 40 lenses and a strong gunmetal frame and are one of the rarest of all antique sunglasses to find. Color your world blue with the early Bausch & Lomb blue BL40 lenses. Tell Me More

VS1389: Vintage American Optical round steampunk safety goggles c 1930s - 1940s feature large round green mineral glass lenses along with leather side blinkers and nose guard, a rare treasure from this early period of quality sunglasses and goggle production. During these years American Optical and Bausch & Lomb often worked together, even sharing frames and lenses to mix and match as both companies struggled to maintain production in the years leading up to World War II. Tell Me More

VS1401: Vintage American Optical AN 6531 Kalichrome Outdoorsman aviator sunglasses are extremely rare, the original military aviator that gave rise to all future aviator sunglasses that here is paired with yellow Kalichrome C lenses, a frame and lens combination that was produced in small quantities relative to AN6531 sunglasses with either American Optical or Bausch & Lomb green lenses. During the years leading up to and during World War II, American Optical and Bausch & Lomb collaborated and shared designs in the manufacturing of sunglasses for the US military, building upon each company's heritage as precision optical instrument makers. Tell Me More

VS1407: Vintage American Optical Ful Vue 12k gold filled Kalichrome shooters c 1940s - 1950s were first popularized by hunters and shooters who valued the amazing visual acuity made possible by the yellow Kalichrome lenses of these early AO sunglasses. If you've never looked through vintage Kalichrome yellow lenses, you'll be amazed by the sharpness and visual acuity that's enhanced by these innovative mineral glass lenses especially in haze and low light conditions. Tell Me More

VS1658: Vintage Julbo Sherpa 079 glacier glasses feature Julbo Spectron 3 blue mirror lenses, high performance alpine quality lenses made to reflect arctic glare and look super cool at the same time. The Julbo Sherpa frame is flexible rubber, both comfortable to wear and guaranteed not to stick to your skin no matter how extreme the cold. Black Leather side blinkers protect your eyes from wind, glare, and wind driven snow coming in from the sides. Tell Me More

VS1660: Vintage American Optical Ful Vue sunglasses are one of the rarest styles in antique sunglasses and goggles, featuring the HC3 safety lens wherein the upper half of the lens is the super cool blue and the lower half is clear. This allows you to see the world blue when looking out and up but having clear, unfiltered vision when looking down. This early style of AO Ful Vue started life as safety goggles used in welding and other tasks wherein fire, heat, and glare threatened damage to one's eyes. Tell Me More

VS2011: Vintage American Optical Ful Vue goggles are hugely popular today with bkers and motorsports enthusiasts - and people who just want to look uniquely cool - but they started life back in the first quarter of the 20th century and have stood the test of time. In the late 1920's, the American Optical Company (AO), the largest manufacturer of eyewear and prescription lenses in the world at the time, filed patents on their new "Ful-Vue" design. The Ful-Vue idea was to raise the point where the arms joined the frame. Tell Me More

VS2012: Vintage Willson steampunk goggles started life c 1930s as safety goggles but today they are actively sought after by motorcycle and vintage motorcyle enthusiasts. These sunglasses were made for use with open motorcars, motorcycles and airplanes, and you can tell they’re not simply safety glasses by the amber lens which was intended to cut haze when viewing objects at a distance. Tell Me More

VS2016: Rare and authentic antique and vintage sunglasses and eyewear from the 1880s and 1890s through the early 1930s. Tell Me More

VS2017: More rare and authentic antique and vintage sunglasses and eyewear from the 1880s and 1890s through the early 1930s. Tell Me More

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