Glasses, Safety
Object number2015.26.1 a,b
Manufacturer
American Optical Company
Datec. 1972
MediumPlastic/Metal/Leather/Fabric
Credit LineGift of George Zrust
DescriptionSafety glasses with black textured leather case.Glasses have brown plastic frames with clear plastic lenses. Half-moon shaped safety guards hinge at the top and bottom of the lens; the guards are plastic-framed metal screens.Dimensions(a) Folded: Height 2.75, Width 5.125, Depth 1.5.
Unfolded: Height 2.125, Width 5.25, Depth 5.25.
(b) Width 3.375, Length 6.75, Depth 1.25.
Marks(a)
Maker's mark inside arms at temples "6 3/4 American [logo] Optical".
Historical NotesSteelworker's safety glasses worn by donor George Zrust when he worked at the Clairton Works, US Steel, in the summer of 1972, to help support himself as a student at the University of Pittsburgh. His father worked there and was able to help him get the job, which he described as "an incredible incentive to complete college so he wouldn't have to return to the intense heat of the steel mill."
Previous owner
George Zrust
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
Related institution
University of Pittsburgh
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