Dust Goggles

These are goggles I picked up at Restoration Hardware. They are marked as German Welding Goggles, but if you read through the specifications, they are only rated for coarse dust. I bought them yesturday, but they are nowhere to be found on the RH website, probably because some poor fool tried to use them as welding goggles and went blind. I picked them up because I thought they were cool. They are manufactured by WKS Schweisstechnik GmbH, and they do make a version for welding, but RH presumably imported the least expensive pair they could (considering that RH is not a real hardware store). They are "zinced steel" with rubber hose padding (although its somewhat leather-like). There are vents on the side and there is a black elastic headband. There are markings printed on the lenses and stamped onto the metal pertaining to the manufacturer and European and German saftey standards. They came in a not-as-cool plastic case with a data sheet inside about their specifications and usage. Glass head not included. Interesting side note: Venetian blinds were invented in 1770.

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