First War German "Maskenbrille" Eyeglasses For Gas Masksconsign #4 Auction Archive he played football for the

he played football for the Toronto Argonauts prior to enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force in May 1940 at Toronto

extremely fine and extremely rare

Late 1st Life Guards

the case missing its bottom

maker marked by Aurich

First War German "Maskenbrille" Eyeglasses For Gas Masksconsign #4 Auction Archive he played football for theFirst War German "Maskenbrille" Eyeglasses for Gas Masks These eyeglasses were specifically designed to be worn with the gas mask and were issued for front line use to soldiers requiring vision aids. Since the metal arms on the regular service glasses (Dienstbrille) prevented the mask from fitting tightly against the face, the Maskenbrille ws designed to have short v shaped double arms, hinged to the front, with adjustable brown cotton straps sewn in