Green eyeshade: Difference between revisions
No idea who in the GIS community wears a green visor. It's pointless in modern days. Not to mention 99% of Gis work is done on computers. There is also no source for the statement that people in the GIS community wear green shade visors. Unless when th... Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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Green eyeshades were often made of a transparent dark green or blue-green colored [[celluloid]], although leather and paper were used to make the visor portion as well. One manufacturer, The Featherweight Eyeshade Company, described their eyeshade as "restful" to the eyes. Eyeshades were sold through office supply stores through the 1950s.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
Green eyeshades were often made of a transparent dark green or blue-green colored [[celluloid]], although leather and paper were used to make the visor portion as well. One manufacturer, The Featherweight Eyeshade Company, described their eyeshade as "restful" to the eyes. Eyeshades were sold through office supply stores through the 1950s.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
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Several individuals, including William Mahoney, received patents for their eyeshade designs. Author [[Carl Sandburg]] wore a green eyeshade, which is on display at his former residence of Connemara at [[Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina|Flat Rock, North Carolina]]. The [[Society of Professional Journalists]] annually recognizes deserving journalists working in the [[Southern United States]] with its ''Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Award''.<ref>http://www. |
Several individuals, including William Mahoney, received patents for their eyeshade designs. Author [[Carl Sandburg]] wore a green eyeshade, which is on display at his former residence of Connemara at [[Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina|Flat Rock, North Carolina]]. The [[Society of Professional Journalists]] annually recognizes deserving journalists working in the [[Southern United States]] with its ''Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Award''.<ref>http://www.greeneyeshade.org/</ref> Green eyeshades are still on the market, typically sold as "dealer's visors." They retain a certain degree of popularity in the gambling community.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
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Green eyeshades are a type of visor that were worn most often from the late-19th century to the mid-20th century by accountants, telegraphers, copy editors and others engaged in vision-intensive, detail-oriented occupations to lessen eyestrain due to early incandescent lights and candles, which tended to be harsh (the classic banker's lamp had a green shade for similar reasons). Because they were often worn by people involved in accounting, auditing, economics, and budgeting, they became associated with these activities.
Green eyeshades were often made of a transparent dark green or blue-green colored celluloid, although leather and paper were used to make the visor portion as well. One manufacturer, The Featherweight Eyeshade Company, described their eyeshade as "restful" to the eyes. Eyeshades were sold through office supply stores through the 1950s.[citation needed]
Several individuals, including William Mahoney, received patents for their eyeshade designs. Author Carl Sandburg wore a green eyeshade, which is on display at his former residence of Connemara at Flat Rock, North Carolina. The Society of Professional Journalists annually recognizes deserving journalists working in the Southern United States with its Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Award.[1] Green eyeshades are still on the market, typically sold as "dealer's visors." They retain a certain degree of popularity in the gambling community.[citation needed]
