Antique Accounting Green Eyeshades Chrome fan The letters appear to spell

The letters appear to spell "SURPLUS STORE" underneath the patina

This folk art piece is made of melted copper

The glass is a dark amber

Griffin Halsted was working for Standard Oil Company in his New Jersey lab in late 1916 when one of his experiments with mineral oils exploded

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Antique Accounting Green Eyeshades Chrome fan The letters appear to spellRare eyeglass variant of the standard banker or dealer visor (known as a green eyeshade) 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 eye strain due to early incandescent lights and candles, which tended to be harsh (the classic banker's lamp had a green shade for