Shades in the Old West
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Imagine pulling up to the saloon, hitching your horse, and putting on a pair of tinted spectacles. Ladies went nuts.
Maybe
“I know you boys are just fun-in’, but the Mule just doesn’t get it.”
HA!
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? 😉
Morning coffee and a spectacle concerning spectacles. Life is good.
Much appreciated.
Before I hit “play” on this episode I’ve just gotta say, “my future’s so bright…” 😎
Fifty thou a year can buy alot of beer .
LOL!
Very interesting. I didn't think there were sunglasses in the old west. I learned something new!
Glad to hear it!
Nice shirt! Love the video!
Much appreciated.
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
Thanks for shedding some light on this subject.
Our pleasure!
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!
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”
When you're chatting about the coolest sunglasses with your friends and one of them pulls out the blue tinted D-lenses
HA!
That was well done Santee! Mrs Santee is still funny.
Thank you!
Cool! That was an “eye opener”. 👍✌️
Yes it was! LOL
This was certainly a good spectacle of an episode.
Thank you! 🤠
"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?
I learned something. Never considered the idea of shades being used in the west. Great video Santee. Thanks.👍
You bet!
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.
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."
Nothing better than drinking coffee and having fashionable coloured spectacles on a hot day!
Yes
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.
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 for sharing more of your wisdom on things old west. I always look forward to your Saturday uploads. 😎
I appreciate that!
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!
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).
This episode was quite the spectacle!!!
Thank you! 🤠
Saturday visit, coffee and some good info!! Thanks Santee!
You're welcome.
I never thought about this. I just thought they used brimed hats to shield the sun. Very interesting my friend.
That’s was great …. Quite the colorful spectacle to watch.
I see what you did there...
LOL!
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!
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
What a way to start the day with southwestern ghosts. Thanks
You're welcome.
Interesting topic as usual Santee! I always look forward to your videos every Saturday morning. Have a great weekend!
Thank you!
Interesting video Santee, I always learn something by watching.
Glad you enjoyed it
Well done as usual Santee!
Thanks again!
Another terrific video thanks Santee!!!🤠
Much appreciated!
I never thought about sunglasses in the old west, interesting subject and great video!
Thank you!
Great vid as always
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.
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.
The humor in these vids is the best! 👍
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!
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.
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
Another great episode! And I'm still researching what we talked about.
Good!
So cool. Thinking of add shades to my SASS character. Nice one. 🤠
Thank you!
Cool video.. The shades were very interesting. Thanks Amigo
You're welcome.
Santee, Interesting subject and good information. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Very good information! Thanks Santee!
You're welcome.
Loved it!
Thank you!
Hold on now. Coffee, facial hair, hip sunglasses? You're one accidental pair of skinny jeans away from becoming that scourge of the Old West: A Hipster! 🤣
You will never see me in skinny jeans, Paul. Don't worry about that!
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?
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
Great video!!!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!!
Thanks!
Another great one Santee.
Thank you!
You see my mule gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him.. pez
Yep
I was curious about this topic. Thanks for looking into it.
You're welcome.
The first tinted spectacles came about around 1752 thanks to James Ayscough.
Yup.
Great video Santee
Thanks for the visit
Very good video! I'm partial to the old styles myself.
Glad you like them!
Nice one... Quite the spectable...
YES!
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
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.
Thanks Santee, another bit of good information.
Glad you enjoyed it
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
Another fascinating lesson in History.
Thank you!
Awesome video Santee! I wear sun glasses in a futile attempt to not look at my problems great video!
Love that!
Hi santee!!greetings from etchojoa,sonora,Mexico..all your videos are great!
Hey, thanks! Gracias!
Vincent Van Gogh, strange crazy guy! 😅 Again very educational and fun, Mr. Santee! 😉
Thank you! Good job!
Pretty cool!
Thank you!
That was a good one!
Thank you!
Ayyy thanks for putting my name in the begging part
You're welcome.
That was very cool. I had never really thought about that.👏😎🤓🥸
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very interesting. Thanks.
You're welcome.
Blind Justice is one of most favorite movies..!! Peck
Fun one!
Imagine Wyatt Earp investigating a crime scene and donning his shades a la CSI style with a snappy quip. 😁
Like David Caruso in CSI Miami!
Arizona Ghostriders yes sir! 😂
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.
Another great video! Unfortunately I just watched it because I had a lot of clean up from the storm last night!
Thank you!
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!
Well this video seemed a little darker. Always great stuff.
LOL!
🕶 I now see the light of day, Thanks 👍🏼❤️🇺🇸🤠
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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.
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!
Found the video on shades! Also, those are some HOT shades!
Thank You!
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!
Nice!
Thanks!
Mark Twain writes about 'green glasses' in Innocents Abroad.
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I have a pair of those Historic Eyewear tinted specs. I highly recommend them.
Cool!
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.
great and informative episode again Santee, but still waiting on the X-ray specs though...... ;)
LOL!
I cant go anywhere without my sunglasses nowadays i have wounderd about the old days because i had saw shaded glasses frome those days never knewvit was a real thing back then tho. Once again u taught me something frome history thank u love this channel.
You're welcome. 🤠
Sporting the GOTW shirt there for Dustin. Nice!
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After "Cool Hand Luke," I wanted shades like "The Man With No Eyes," the man who eventually killed Luke. But I need a heavy prescription, and never saw mirrored prescription lenses.
Ahh!
Very good information about shades 🤓
Thank you so much 😊
@@ArizonaGhostriders 🥰🥰
Hi amigo Santee! First of all love that shirt you wearing! Shades for a poker player! Thanks for sharing all this knowledge! Keep up wonderful work. Have a great weekend ghost rider!
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Marco amigo! how are you?
@@AdaM48state I´m great and i hope you doing has well!
@@marcosaraiva9205 I'm right as the rain.
@@AdaM48state Good! That the way it should be!
Santee, will you do a video on tools that they had in the old west such as lassos?
Yes!
Nice pick for movie scene! My dad actually played the blacksmith in Blind Justice!
No kidding!! Wow!
Syphilis with light sensitivity? That is just what the old west Vampires wanted you to think!! I know their tricks.
Right???
Have you done a video on old west superstitions? If not, I’d love to see that video!
Nope. I might in the future.
And here, I thought there were no shades in the old west
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