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Bourke Flip-down Eye Shields With Hardware Used Good Condition For Cairns N5a

US $539

West Milford, New Jersey, United States
Feb 28th

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Bourke Flip-Down Eye Shields With Hardware This is the OSHA approved traditional Bourkes Flip-Down Eyeshields, eye protection. Fits all traditional style firefighting helmets. This KIT includes attachment hardware * Clear Lens "BOURKE" EYESHIELDS.....THE ORIGINAL!!! EXCELLENT SHAPE.....SOME NORMAL SCRATCHING. INCLUDES ORIGINAL BRASS MOUNTING HARDWARE.....THESE ARE "THE REAL DEAL". * Hi-Temp APEC, PPC Lens (Heat Resistant Construction up to 500 Degrees) History of the "Bourke" Eyeshield. Firefighter Lester T. Bourke was an eight-year veteran of FDNY assigned to Engine Company 231 in Brooklyn. Bourke came up with the idea for eye protection and set to work designing and fabricating his invention. After 13 working models, he came up with his nearly finished product. After contacting the manufacturer of the leather FDNY helmet, the eyeshields were improved slightly and put into production. The BOURKE Flip-Down Eye Shields were an immediate hit and are still in use today by FDNY firefighters Tradition: The Bourke Safety Eye Shield In the early 1960s, eye protection was not widely used among firefighters. That would change after a New York City firefighter was hit in the face with a piece of angle iron during a fire. That firefighter was Lester (Les) Bourke, and he worked at FDNY Engine Company 231 in Brooklyn. Les was working the hose line inside a burning auto repair garage, when the hose spray hit a piece of angle iron that was attached to the ceiling with a single bolt. The angle iron started swinging, and the end of it hit Les in the forehead–right under the brim of his Cairns® New Yorker N5A® leather fire helmet. The force of the hit knocked Les to the ground and left him momentarily blinded by the blood gushing from his forehead. Although the cut healed over time, Les was left with a desire to find a way to protect his eyes from dangerous objects he encountered while firefighting. Looking for eye protection Army goggles were the first thing that Les tried. This idea quickly passed, as the goggles fogged up almost immediately. Les continued to think about the problem and began to try out different ideas for helmet-mounted eye protection. Inspiration struck one day when a mechanic at the fire house was working on the fire engine’s speedometer. As Les watched the mechanic discard the old speedometer cable, he realized that the cable could be used in his eye protection device. That cable just might work, to allow two independent lenses to be moved up and down together. Developing a solution After that, Les experimented with different thicknesses and types of speedometer cable until he found exactly the right type that allowed both lenses of the eye protection to go up and down together. Next, Les found a clever way to keep the eye shields in place, both up and down. He obtained flat clock springs from local clockmakers and attached them to his invention. After experimenting with springs of different strengths, Les finally settled on a spring that had enough force to keep the eye protection in position, either stowed or deployed. With his homemade invention pretty well complete, Les applied for a patent in February 1965. He then began wearing his eye protection device on his helmet. Some of his fellow firefighters thought the eye protection looked ridiculous, but Les didn’t care–his eyes were worth protecting.

Condition:	Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ...	Brand	BOURKE
Type	LEATHER HELMET
Model	FDNY
Country/Region of Manufacture	United States