M0003412: Workman's goggles damaged by exposure to acid / M0003412EB: "Unloading ore and wearing googles for protection against dust and glare of the sun"

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Protective clothing.

Left-hand side on plate: Reproduction from an unidentified publication, of two photographs of workman's goggles damaged by exposure to acid demonstrating their protective capability, with captions. Right-hand side on plate: Reproduction from an unidentified publication, after a photograph, of three men unloading ore from a carriage wearing protective overalls and goggles, with caption.

14 March 1933

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.