WW2 Bausch & Lomb vintage Pilot Aviator Sunglasses USAAF USN Ray Ban B&L AN-6531
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*Beware of Similar or Identical auction listings! I have seen multiple auctions of similar glasses come up for auction with my descriptions blatantly copied and pasted in their auctions. Please note that each pair of sunglasses I sell is unique and their conditions vary. I take great care and time to describe them as accurately as possible so you know what you are getting. Duplicate auctions may be inaccurate in their descriptions of the glasses they are trying to sell due to the fact that thy didn't write the description. Own A Pair Of The Originals & A Pice Of History Please read all of the description before bidding This is a NO Reserve auction! A little History... These are WW2 B&L Aviator Pilot's sunglasses, made by the Bausch & Lomb Co. in Rochester NY. These are the original government issued aviator sunglasses for the USN and USAAF during WW2, model AN-6531. Born in the mid 1930's these glasses were developed by the air force to accommodate the pilots during the 2nd world war. Since pilots were constantly looking down at their instrument panel while in flight, this necessity gave birth to the teardrop "aviator" shape lens. Bausch and Lomb was one of the few companies to be contracted by the US government to create these glasses. Bausch and Lomb then incorporated the new design to create the Ray Ban line of sunglasses. These
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