{"product_id":"american-optical-usa-nos-aviator-wwii-b-l-ful-vue-12kgf-vintage-40s-sunglasses","title":"American Optical USA NOS Aviator WWII B\u0026L Ful Vue 12kGF Vintage 40s Sunglasses","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstyle\u003eimg{max-width:100%}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\n\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; 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font-family: \"Comic Sans MS\"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#007e46\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e12k Gold Filled frame \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Comic Sans MS\"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;'\u003e58mm Glass B\u0026amp;L RB-3 Sage Green lenses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style='color: rgb(0, 126, 70); font-family: \"Comic Sans MS\"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;'\u003eWWII Vintage 1940s Sunglasses with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='color: rgb(0, 126, 70); font-family: \"Comic Sans MS\"; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline;'\u003eOriginal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='color: rgb(0, 126, 70); font-family: \"Comic Sans MS\"; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline;'\u003e AO \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style='color: rgb(0, 126, 70); font-family: \"Comic Sans MS\"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;'\u003eCase\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='color: rgb(0, 126, 70); font-family: \"Comic Sans MS\"; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;'\u003e*New Old Stock-Never Used\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Comic Sans MS\" size=\"4\" color=\"#007e46\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Comic Sans MS\" size=\"4\" color=\"#007e46\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Comic Sans MS\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eThis is...ARealTreasure\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 126, 70); font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Comic Sans MS\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Comic Sans MS\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey are in *New Old Stock Mint \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eVintage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Comic Sans MS\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e condition \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo wear on the frame, case or lenses! 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AO called these glasses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagesunglassesshop.com\/ray-ban_ful_vue.html\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(74, 65, 62); text-decoration-line: none; orphans: 3; text-align: start; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eFul-Vue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(108, 99, 96); orphans: 3; text-align: start; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; orphans: 3; text-align: start; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eAmerican Optical’s sales of frames doubled from 1934 to 1944.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(108, 99, 96); orphans: 3; text-align: start; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eThis was mainly due to Ful-Vue frame sales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(108, 99, 96); orphans: 3; text-align: start; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(108, 99, 96); orphans: 3; text-align: start; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eWhen World War II came along pilots needed to use sunglasses which gave good vision and good protection from sun’s rays at high altitudes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(108, 99, 96); orphans: 3; text-align: start; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(108, 99, 96); orphans: 3; text-align: start; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eRay-Ban was founded in 1937 by Bausch \u0026amp; Lomb (B\u0026amp;L) and obtained licensing from AO to be able to make aviator style sunglasses along with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(108, 99, 96); orphans: 3; text-align: start; widows: 3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Comic Sans MS\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e AO and Ful-Vue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Vintage Sunglasses","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32043155423330,"sku":"164497726150","price":349.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1250\/6975\/products\/57_0103e984-b229-4a51-bfaf-43860014a253.jpg?v=1606181212","url":"https:\/\/ivintagesunhglasses.myshopify.com\/products\/american-optical-usa-nos-aviator-wwii-b-l-ful-vue-12kgf-vintage-40s-sunglasses","provider":"Vintage Sunglasses \u0026 More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}