These are simply perfect – seen on BoingBoing today (what a find, Mr Doctorow!) they’re by the Deviantart user Y4G3R (who I believe also goes by Mr M. Edward Yager, but I could be wrong).  They are real, brass goggles, also including bronze, copper, stainless steel, springs, plastic lenses and more.  So delightfully Steampunk that it makes my heart ache – you should see them folded! The rest of Mr Y4G3R’s gallery has some other fine examples – there’s a monocle, freely pivotable manual transition spectacles (think gyroscopes) and ‘Esti-Vision’ Specs – for those who find X-Ray vision so last century.  Much to my purses terror, it seems that Mr Yager also has an Etsy shop, and takes commisions ($60 or so for manual transmission style sunglasses, and $105 for sterling silver Esti-Visions or thereabouts).  Oh my.  Ah wait – no, it seems they only ship to the US.  Perhaps I will eat this month after all.  Thanks to a mysterious gentleman from New Zealand, to Mr Hill, Mr(?) Worthstream and Mr Beaty.