United States. A French-Made Army Air Service Flying Goggles, Attributed To Herbert D. Smith

Goggles are constructed with wide oval-shaped glass lenses housed in lightweight metal frames, the lenses sightly tinted, the inside of each lens lined in white fur, the open sides with a thin khaki mesh covering, a piece of tan leather that forms the nose piece and travels over the tops of the lenses and terminates as the panels on the sides, the underside of which is lined in white chamois leather, the right side panel maker marked in gold-coloured ink "HAZEBROUCQ 16. RUE DE LA PAIX, PARIS.", with elasticized straps stitched in place to the leather panels on either side, a length adjustment buckle on the right side strap, the ends of the straps with a large hook and eye closure, the right strap named in black handwritten ink to "Herbert D. Smith / U.S. Air Service". The googles are housed in a leather case, the exterior in a smooth black leather and designed with thin horizontal rules, with a fold over flap and incorporating a snap closure, the interior lined in a reddish-brown leather and maker marked in gold-coloured ink "HAZEBROUCQ 16. RUE DE LA PAIX, PARIS." on the underside of the flap. Very fine.