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Snow goggles
A pair of snow goggles belonging to Able Seaman W P Woolley, HMS "Alert" used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Glass lenses with wire mesh sides. The two eye-pieces are joined by velvet ribbon so they fold together when in their case. In coppered oval metal box with lid. The lid is detached from the tin.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA4047 |
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| Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
| Type: | Snow goggles |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Events: | Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876 |
| Vessels: | Alert (1856) |
| Date made: | 1875 |
| People: | Woolley, W P, W P |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 mm x 155 mm x 44 mm |
| Parts: | Snow goggles |
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