Hello, everyone.
This is a continuation of the last issue.
This time we'll look at Takashimaya!
Takashimaya Iida Co.
高島屋飯田株式会社（takashimaya iida kabusikigaisya）
Takashimaya" had an established reputation as a luxury product.
The trade store opened in 1893 with an alphabet letter sign.
It imported not only flight helmets, but also imported foreign goods and produced many military items.
Takashimaya Iida Trading Department became independent in December 1916 as "Takashimaya Iida Co."
Current Takashimaya Osaka Main Store (department store)
Now let's look at the main issue, aviation goggles!
These are my personal eagle-eye goggles.
It has an adjustable mechanism to prevent fogging.
Moving the thumb knob, opens the air vent on top of the goggle frames.
Now, let's open it up.
Push the knob outward and it will click open.
The air vent is now in it's fully-opened position.
The back side is no different from the normal eagle-eye type air goggles, but the shape of the nut is hexagonal instead of circular.
Top part
Round air holes can be seen.
Lower part
A triangular air hole can be seen.
This metal fitting has a subtle step, and when aligned with the upper groove, it fits around the forehead. When aligned with the lower groove, it fits around the eyes.
Mark of Takashimaya ”髙”
Scene from the 1940 Japanese film "Boy Soldiers in the Sky."
This is a video of flight training.
The front seat is for the trainees and the back seat is for the instructor.
In this movie, everyone was wearing these "G" type metal fittings aviation goggles.
Instructor
Trainee
Instructor
Aircrew on board NAKAJIMA B6N
Take a look at other aviation goggles with the Takashimaya logo.
①Early type (without fur)
②Early type (with fur)
③Early type (without fur)
That's all for today.
See you next time!
※About ordering※
We manufacture the flight helmets, oxygen masks, receivers, etc. shown in the blog. Please contact us for production orders, film-related orders, etc.
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