Stadium (Motorcycle) Goggles

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Stadium (Motorcycle) Goggles
Close up of inscription
Royal Marines with their Sno-Trak and Wombat in Northern Norway
Description
Stadium Motorcycle goggles in tin with spare lenses. Rubber headband.
Inscription description
Instruction label glued to tin and “STAD 1968 ↑ ” on goggles
Acquisition Method:
Donated by Mick Tighe
Number of Objects:
3
Related Items:
Provenance:
Looks like a company called Stadium were making goggles in the 1960’s, most of which seem to have been destined for the motorbikers of the era. Dating from 1968, the pair we have here in the collection were made for the Ministry of Defence (M.O.D) as they bear the M.O.D. arrow or crowsfoot (↑)which was the kitemark used by the military for centuries, indicating that it belonged to them. The pair we have here were issued to the Royal Marines for driving open top landrovers and sno-traks where the tops had been removed to make way for a Wombat anti-tank gun. Founder of our Heritage Collection, Mick Tighe,acquired this pair while serving as a Royal Marine in Norway in the 1970’s and seems to have forgotten to return them when he left.
Object Production
Production Place:
England
Materials:
glass, rubber, metal
Maker:
Stadium
Colour:
black,grey
Dimensions:
21(L) x 9(W) cms
Object Condition:
Condition Date Check:
03/07/2023
Administration
Accession Number:
1715.2023.1
Creator:
Hermione Cooper
Accession Date:
03/07/2023
ID:
1
Category:
Location
Location:
Bohuntin
Current Location
Rules:
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007