Box, storage

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OBJECT TYPE: military issue
DATE: 1944–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0334.007

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Mk.VIII Goggles
LOCATION: Great Britain

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 7
Total Parts: 7
AKA: flying goggles kit box
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unbleached cardboard box has red paper reinforced crease; bears black printed text; blue ink stamped mark.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 20.4 cm
Width: 9.4 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Clothing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Great Britain
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This type of goggle used c. 1944-1970. This example appears new/ little used.
Canada: Many Canadian pilots, serving in the RCAF or RAF, would have worn this type of goggle as part of their flying kit during the latter part of the Second World War. [Ref. 1]
Function: To contain, protect and identify contents when not in use.
Technical: A later development of a flying goggle series begun during the First World War.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "GOGGLES Mk. VIII/ STORES REF. 22c/930/ with/ Windows, Tinted - Right and Left (complete in/ holders) and Outfit, Anti- Dimming Mk. VI./ 14269" printed on box top. "[ illegible] R.F.B./ 5" stamped in blue ink in upper right corner. "A [crown motif] M/ MARK VIII/ 22c/930 14269" stamped on end panel.
Missing: None evident.
Finish: Unbleached cardboard box has red paper reinforced crease; bears black printed text; blue ink stamped mark.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Box, storage, circa 1944–1970, Artifact no. 2009.0334, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2009.0334.007/

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