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.
This was interesting. Never even thought about shades in the old west.....I spent a year or so in and around Yuma some time ago. Never went anywhere w/o sunglasses....Am wondering if your guardian angel whose voice we heard at the end favors Yoko at all ??
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.
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.
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 .
Alright. i didnt know i needed wild west shades, but i _NEED_ a pair of octagonal green sunglasses now. They look so much cooler than my dollar store lenses.
"Hard Rock" is one of my favorite Brisco County episodes, and the sherriff of the aforementioned town of Hard Rock came up with what he called 'dayglasses' to protect his eyes from bright light.
That's what I thought too. This episode is helpful if I ever get my "persona" together. I wear sunglasses all of the time and want to be able to do that and be historically accurate.
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.
This was so interesting! Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos. I recommend your channel to a volunteer at the historic site I work at and he loved it! All the videos are so well done. Thanks again hope you're having a great day.
Yo Santee, I had no idea about shades back then, but it only makes sense that they had something to cover their eyes, especially in such a harsh working environment. BTW, not too shabby having almost 7K views & 1.1K likes already. Well done, my friend! Cheers...Mush
@@ArizonaGhostriders ---In the early hippie era, the mid to late '60s, stores sold tinted "Granny Glasses----Shades of the Past." (Much like those shown in your video).
That’s very interesting I didn’t know that they had sunglasses in the old West . I think I’ll start describing clothes and other stuff like that for my book set in the old West 🌟😎💕❤️
Add in some two and three cent coins, The Two Cent bronze (first coin with 'In God We Trust') was minted from 1864 through 1873, the Three Cent silver ('trime') from 1851 - 1873 and the Three Cent Nickel from 1865 - 1889. All were commonly issued as change at Post Offices, along with Fractional Currency notes of five through fifty cents. The Five Cent 'nickel' came out a year later in 1866, though the Half Dime was still minted through 1873.
Were the ones with the wire mesh or screen, side shields authentic to the late 1800s? I often find myself looking at old glasses when I hit the antique shops. Great video Santee!
Dagnabbit Santee! You would have a clip of a movie I've not seen! Now I gotta figure out what Bronson movie that is...(Thanks again for another great bit of Old West history and information!)
Excellent research and showcase. I've wondered about these for a while. I remember Dennis Quaid's Doc Holliday had a very nice pair of tinted glasses in the movie Wyatt Earp.
There are a pair of "tinted glasses" in the Mormon Church museum in Salt Lake City that belonged to Brigham Young. It is the only actual pair I've seen in a collection, so I was surprised to realize they had sunglasses in the old West.
That one US Cavalryman after he had won a huge victory over the Rebs/Indians US Cavalryman: "I love the smell of Cannon smoke in the morning smells like victory!"
In my opinion I think historically accurate shaded spectacles look way cooler than cowboys wearing modern aviator sunglasses you usually see in recent interpretations of cowboys.
Hi Santee I love the things people think off I to had never thought about sunnys in the old days..I've really really sensitive eyes so always wear them or I'm blinded by the light..thanks
Thumbs down is from folks who don't like protecting their eyes!
Really glad you did this video Santee. I always thought that sunglasses in the Old West was Hollywood fiction.
@@squiblift2019 You're welcome, Squib
Imagine pulling up to the saloon, hitching your horse, and putting on a pair of tinted spectacles. Ladies went nuts.
Maybe
Morning coffee and a spectacle concerning spectacles. Life is good.
Much appreciated.
I recall hearing that syphilis glasses were used to cheat at cards. The blue lenses could pick up cards that were marked
Marked cards were done a number of different ways.
I forget the name of the company, but I've seen reproduction cards marked for cheating in exactly that manner available online.
Then they'd be being used AGAINST cheating...cuz when you're cheatin' off another man's cheat, it ain't cheatin' no more, right? 😉
Nice shirt! Love the video!
Much appreciated.
“I know you boys are just fun-in’, but the Mule just doesn’t get it.”
HA!
Very interesting. I didn't think there were sunglasses in the old west. I learned something new!
Glad to hear it!
Thanks for shedding some light on this subject.
Our pleasure!
Cool video.. The shades were very interesting. Thanks Amigo
You're welcome.
That was well done Santee! Mrs Santee is still funny.
Thank you!
very interesting. Thanks.
You're welcome.
Cool! That was an “eye opener”. 👍✌️
Yes it was! LOL
Before I hit “play” on this episode I’ve just gotta say, “my future’s so bright…”
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Fifty thou a year can buy alot of beer .
LOL!
This was certainly a good spectacle of an episode.
Thank you! 🤠
Pretty cool!
Thank you!
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.
Thanks for sharing!! Ain't he great?
I learned something. Never considered the idea of shades being used in the west. Great video Santee. Thanks.👍
You bet!
This was interesting. Never even thought about shades in the old west.....I spent a year or so in and around Yuma some time ago. Never went anywhere w/o sunglasses....Am wondering if your guardian angel whose voice we heard at the end favors Yoko at all ??
Naw! LOL!
@@ArizonaGhostriders "SHE loves you, YEAH...YEAH....YEAH.
@@cleondubois1270 lol!
I was curious about this topic. Thanks for looking into it.
You're welcome.
Nothing better than drinking coffee and having fashionable coloured spectacles on a hot day!
Yes
this yt channel deserves a million subscribers, this is very educational, specially if you are very interested about the life on the old west.
Thank you!
I love how the T-Rex is showing up humorously in the middle of the video too❤️. You are Legend for me Mr. Santee
When you're chatting about the coolest sunglasses with your friends and one of them pulls out the blue tinted D-lenses
HA!
This episode was quite the spectacle!!!
Thank you! 🤠
Saturday visit, coffee and some good info!! Thanks Santee!
You're welcome.
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.
That's funny, but you can fight back with, "There were about 100 different eye conditions that would warrant the wearing of tinted specs."
That’s was great …. Quite the colorful spectacle to watch.
I see what you did there...
LOL!
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.
Very cool extra info, Eric. Thanks!
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 .
Interesting extra info, Victor. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing more of your wisdom on things old west. I always look forward to your Saturday uploads. 😎
I appreciate that!
Mark Twain writes about 'green glasses' in Innocents Abroad.
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Alright. i didnt know i needed wild west shades, but i _NEED_ a pair of octagonal green sunglasses now.
They look so much cooler than my dollar store lenses.
Yes
Blind Justice is one of most favorite movies..!! Peck
Fun one!
"Hard Rock" is one of my favorite Brisco County episodes, and the sherriff of the aforementioned town of Hard Rock came up with what he called 'dayglasses' to protect his eyes from bright light.
Brisco County...last time I saw that show I was truly a Junior!
Great show.
@@ArizonaGhostriders Didn't turn out Brisco's antagonist was from another planet?
And I thought it was just a Hollywood thing.....hmmmm Thanks for setting me straight, Santee.
You're welcome.
That's what I thought too. This episode is helpful if I ever get my "persona" together. I wear sunglasses all of the time and want to be able to do that and be historically accurate.
What a way to start the day with southwestern ghosts. Thanks
You're welcome.
And let's not forget the all important side benefit of looking cool in front of the ladies. *:D*
Yes, but wearing eyeglasses back then was not cool like today.
@@ArizonaGhostriders In his defense, I don't think he's hitting on any 19th century women...
Just avoid blue lenses, that was the color most often prescribed for Syphilis victims, so would be counter-productive I think. :)
@@faelwolf1177 That was also the color for viewing a particular method of marking cards.
Ha the Indians on the plains are like “well we’re not gonna be able to kill him he’s got too much coolness”
Interesting video Santee, I always learn something by watching.
Glad you enjoyed it
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.
I've been meaning to get a pair of readers from him.
Nice one... Quite the spectable...
YES!
Very interesting it was interesting to hear how round ones disappeared after the War
Kind of strange, eh?
@@ArizonaGhostriders Yes as they were so popular just a bit before.
Another great episode! And I'm still researching what we talked about.
Good!
I never thought about sunglasses in the old west, interesting subject and great video!
Thank you!
This was so interesting! Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos. I recommend your channel to a volunteer at the historic site I work at and he loved it! All the videos are so well done.
Thanks again hope you're having a great day.
I love hearing that! Thanks.
Santee, Interesting subject and good information. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Yo Santee, I had no idea about shades back then, but it only makes sense that they had something to cover their eyes, especially in such a harsh working environment. BTW, not too shabby having almost 7K views & 1.1K likes already. Well done, my friend! Cheers...Mush
Thank you! Congrats on the 7K!
The humor in these vids is the best! 👍
Thank you!
I never thought about this. I just thought they used brimed hats to shield the sun. Very interesting my friend.
These shades were more cool looking than today's ones.
Funny, the young kids where I work all want the pair I wore in the end. They tried them on and now their friends want them too.
@@ArizonaGhostriders ---In the early hippie era, the mid to late '60s, stores sold tinted "Granny Glasses----Shades of the Past." (Much like those shown in your video).
Another terrific video thanks Santee!!!🤠
Much appreciated!
You see my mule gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him.. pez
Yep
That’s very interesting I didn’t know that they had sunglasses in the old West . I think I’ll start describing clothes and other stuff like that for my book set in the old West 🌟😎💕❤️
Add in some two and three cent coins,
The Two Cent bronze (first coin with 'In God We Trust') was minted from 1864 through 1873, the Three Cent silver ('trime') from 1851 - 1873 and the Three Cent Nickel from 1865 - 1889. All were commonly issued as change at Post Offices, along with Fractional Currency notes of five through fifty cents.
The Five Cent 'nickel' came out a year later in 1866, though the Half Dime was still minted through 1873.
Good
🕶 I now see the light of day, Thanks 👍🏼❤️🇺🇸🤠
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Sporting the GOTW shirt there for Dustin. Nice!
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Well done as usual Santee!
Thanks again!
Were the ones with the wire mesh or screen, side shields authentic to the late 1800s? I often find myself looking at old glasses when I hit the antique shops. Great video Santee!
Yes, the diagram of the D-Frames in the video show them (below the D-frame). They called it "gauze" but clearly it was a mesh.
So cool. Thinking of add shades to my SASS character. Nice one. 🤠
Thank you!
Thanks Santee, another bit of good information.
Glad you enjoyed it
Found the video on shades!
Also, those are some HOT shades!
Thank You!
Very good video! I'm partial to the old styles myself.
Glad you like them!
Awesome video Santee! I wear sun glasses in a futile attempt to not look at my problems great video!
Love that!
Dagnabbit Santee! You would have a clip of a movie I've not seen! Now I gotta figure out what Bronson movie that is...(Thanks again for another great bit of Old West history and information!)
The White Buffalo is the name of the movie.
Right!
Thank you Santee for the shade
You bet
😎 hasta la vista baby
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I think I haven't heard a country song about sunglasses. So Santee is here to make our day. Like, share and subscribe, folks.
Thank you!
Ayyy thanks for putting my name in the begging part
You're welcome.
Excellent research and showcase. I've wondered about these for a while. I remember Dennis Quaid's Doc Holliday had a very nice pair of tinted glasses in the movie Wyatt Earp.
Yes
Thanks!
You're welcome.
I have a pair of those Historic Eyewear tinted specs. I highly recommend them.
Cool!
There are a pair of "tinted glasses" in the Mormon Church museum in Salt Lake City that belonged to Brigham Young. It is the only actual pair I've seen in a collection, so I was surprised to realize they had sunglasses in the old West.
There are many surprises about what they had back then!
@@ArizonaGhostriders True, it was the fact that it was such a mundane item (in our times at least) that brought him to life for me.
Santee,
Can you do one on the different models of cap and ball revolvers Colt manufactured in the Old West
- Jake Hall
I did. Check out the Firearms playlist.
Vincent Van Gogh, strange crazy guy! 😅 Again very educational and fun, Mr. Santee! 😉
Thank you! Good job!
Interesting topic as usual Santee! I always look forward to your videos every Saturday morning. Have a great weekend!
Thank you!
That one US Cavalryman after he had won a huge victory over the Rebs/Indians
US Cavalryman: "I love the smell of Cannon smoke in the morning smells like victory!"
LOL!
Another great one Santee.
Thank you!
Between the heat, dust, and smoke from the wild fires, I might as well invest in a Darth Vader helmet to cope with this summer
Sola pith helmet.
Might be a good idea.
Good one for guys like me who wear glasses. Oh, got it … no round lenses thanks.
Cool!
Loved it!
Thank you!
John Slade (from Wagons East) had some nice sunglasses.
LOL!
Well this video seemed a little darker. Always great stuff.
LOL!
In my opinion I think historically accurate shaded spectacles look way cooler than cowboys wearing modern aviator sunglasses you usually see in recent interpretations of cowboys.
Yes
The first tinted spectacles came about around 1752 thanks to James Ayscough.
Yup.
Nice clips of Armand Asante in “Blind Justice”, the last movie filmed at Apacheland…
I miss Apacheland. Got to perform there quite a bit.
I misread the title and thought it was an ad for Blinds-to-Go. :-)
Yes. The Venetians are confused too.
Good show
Glad you enjoyed it
Very good information! Thanks Santee!
You're welcome.
Wow! Western spectacles are actually kinda fancy looking! I wouldn’t mind casually wearing them as well as reenacting!
Yep!
Hi santee!!greetings from etchojoa,sonora,Mexico..all your videos are great!
Hey, thanks! Gracias!
Syphilis with light sensitivity? That is just what the old west Vampires wanted you to think!! I know their tricks.
Right???
That was a good one!
Thank you!
Hi Santee, how about a video about swimming in the Old West?
Sure, I can float that idea.
@@ArizonaGhostriders (drum roll)
Another great video! Unfortunately I just watched it because I had a lot of clean up from the storm last night!
Thank you!
A amber or reddish brown tint.work well with keeping my migraines in check.even in normal light a slight tint is a life saver even at night.
Interesting!
That was very cool. I had never really thought about that.👏😎🤓🥸
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Nice pick for movie scene! My dad actually played the blacksmith in Blind Justice!
No kidding!! Wow!
Good One Santee. I'm looking for a pair of round lens shades. I really like this video
There are some companies that sell them, like Historical Emporium. Remember, they aren't correct for the Old West era, though.
2:14 "I see you... Black Lung!"
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Hi Santee I love the things people think off I to had never thought about sunnys in the old days..I've really really sensitive eyes so always wear them or I'm blinded by the light..thanks
You are so welcome!
One of your best short videos! Gotta' get a pair (and I'm not even a cowpoke). ;)
Don't need to be a cowpoke. In fact, cowboys wouldn't afford those.
great and informative episode again Santee, but still waiting on the X-ray specs though...... ;)
LOL!
Your cool man
I know!