(The case for the sunglasses reads as follows)
U.S.
SUN GLASSES MIL-S-475D
ROCHESTER OPTICAL MFG. CO. INC.
1974
DSA 120-74-C-0608
Inexpensive sunglasses are as available nowadays as they are
easy to break. During the past few
years, the quality of them has gotten even worse and “durable” is not a word I
would use to describe them. Just when I
was about to order out some expensive sunglasses, I remembered that I had a box
full of military surplus, late Vietnam era sunglasses somewhere in my larder,
purchased in bulk from Cheaper Than Dirt years ago for around $1 each IIRC. I mangled the first one I tried on with my crude
adjustment attempts because it was so askew it would not come close to fitting
my Mr. Potatohead face; it was scrapped. The second one
I succeeded in getting comfortable enough to live with, but it had a noticeable distortion
in the lens right in the center of the field of view; still, it was “good
enough” and lasted over a year before one of the temples broke off. The one in the photo is my third one out of
the box and I hope it lasts as long as the previous one did. The box still holds enough of the military
surplus sunglasses to last me a few more years if all goes well. My eyes have had a lifelong painful sensitivity to
sunlight, even on overcast days. Rare is the moment that I am outside sans
sunglasses.
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