Friday, April 18, 2014

Ever Wonder How Sunglasses Looked in 55 AD?

History Of Sunglasses.
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History of Sunglasses
INUIT SNOW GOGGLES
INUIT SNOW GOGGLES
Made from wood and ivory, it slit at the centre to allow only a small amount of light.
EMERALDS TO BLOCK
EMERALDS TO BLOCK
Roman emperor Nero used them to watch gladiatorial games.
12th-18th century Sunglasses
GREEN BLUE TINTS
GREEN BLUE TINTS
James Ayscough made spectacles with green-blue tinted lenses for vision correction. So, the first ever tint in sunglasses was green. Remember the classic Aviators?
POLISHED QUARTZ
POLISHED QUARTZ
Chinese judges used glasses made from slices of polished quartz to hide their expressions while questioning witnesses.
1929-1936 Sunglasses
FIRST COMMERCIAL SUNGLASSES
FIRST COMMERCIAL SUNGLASSES
Sam Foster launched these Inexpensive mass-produced sunglasses on the beaches of the Atlantic City.
BAUSCH AND LOMB
BAUSCH & LOMB AVIATOR
Popularly known as Aviators, they were developed mainly for the air-force pilots to protect their eyes from the sun's glare.
1952-1980 Sunglasses
SHUTTER SHADES
SHUTTER SHADES
Designed by Alain Mikli, they have horizontal slats in the frame and provided no protection from UV rays or sunlight in general.
WAYFARER
WAYFARER
These were the first to use plastic in frames instead of metals.
1988-2014 Sunglasses
NITINOL SHADES
NITINOL SHADES
Developed by US Naval Labs, they could be twisted and bent but once heated they revert back to their original form.
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