Shades in the Old West

Shades in the Old West

Thanks to Danny DeBecker for his impressive Vincent Van Gogh impression!
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[northernwoodsman]

Imagine pulling up to the saloon, hitching your horse, and putting on a pair of tinted spectacles. Ladies went nuts.

[KowboyUSA]

Morning coffee and a spectacle concerning spectacles. Life is good.

[ArizonaGhostriders]

Thumbs down is from folks who don't like protecting their eyes!

[trynsurviven]

Thanks for shedding some light on this subject.

[Mirokuofnite]

I recall hearing that syphilis glasses were used to cheat at cards. The blue lenses could pick up cards that were marked

[MomentsInTrading]

“I know you boys are just fun-in’, but the Mule just doesn’t get it.”

[cindysplace]

Very interesting. I didn't think there were sunglasses in the old west. I learned something new!

[michaelpalmer]

I have several pairs from Tom at Historic Eye Wear Co. I have the blue tint. I get compliments all the time. The ladies at my eye doctor love them. They say they've never seen anything like them. Thanks Tom.

[brianfuller]

Even now. when you're unfortunate enough to wear shades to a Civil War reenactment, you'll get at least one joke about having the clap due to syphilis glasses. Cool episode.

[ralphperez]

Cool video.. The shades were very interesting. Thanks Amigo

[JEDiTV]

Before I hit “play” on this episode I’ve just gotta say, “my future’s so bright…”
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[joeljackedunggon]

this yt channel deserves a million subscribers, this is very educational, specially if you are very interested about the life on the old west.

[keithwoznek]

That was well done Santee! Mrs Santee is still funny.

[victorwaddell]

Thanks again Santee & Co. Like that feller wrote, sunglasses are a must at the beach and on the water . I wore Gargoyles when standing lookout and working on deck . I doubt many 19th century sailors could afford sunglasses, but maybe the Officers wore them . It"s been recorded that Navigators eyes would suffer sun damage by looking through sextants to take solar position fixes . This lead to their retiring from that job at a rather young age .

[Sparkythewolfboy]

This was certainly a good spectacle of an episode.

[Dsdcain]

Thanks for sharing more of your wisdom on things old west. I always look forward to your Saturday uploads. 😎

[squint]

Saturday visit, coffee and some good info!! Thanks Santee!

[ericruss]

Very interesting video Santee. At 3:25, the first pair of glasses on bottom far right, are Sharpshooter glasses from the War of Northern Aggressison. They are amber, or yellow colored and on each lense, there is a clear circle in the pupil area. It is to help Sharpshooters to aim better. You can see the round clear areas on each lense in the video. In the photo, they appear to be a darker yellow, but are actually clear. There has been some debate to whether they truly are sniper glasses or not. Some say they are of later design. There is a least 2 books that talk about these glasses being sniper glasses and I have seen a pair in, if I remember correctly, the main museum at Gettysburg. I believe they were found on the battlefield.

[Sourdo]

These episodes just keep getting better and better. My character Sourdoh wears Historic Eyewear Company Glasses. They are period correct for most reenactment eras, and are well made. Mine do not have tinted lenses however.

[LionUSB]

Nothing better than drinking coffee and having fashionable coloured spectacles on a hot day!