According to Albert W Needham:
>
> On Tue, 22 Apr 1997 13:23:16 -0400 Ted Wout <[log in to unmask]>
> writes:
> >Marc Sevigny <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >>Lastly, what type of veil is preferred?  Is there such a thing as
> >veils with plexiglass over the eyes to help the viewing?
>
> >I've never seen a veil with a window like you described.  Maybe you've
> >got a good idea.
>
> Ted, that is a >great idea for some entrepreneur on this list
> to create !< I also find veils a pain. Sometimes I'll start without one
> and then when I hear the warning  buzzes around my head - I have
> to leave quickly & go get it. Perhaps the thing to do is have one about
> the size that you see on Motorcyclists. One could also have a ring of
> small [smaller than a bee that is :-) ] holes maybe four or five deep
> around the outer edge of the field of vision for ventilation.
>
> Al.
>
> Al Needham--Scituate,MA,[log in to unmask]
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Hi
 
I once saw such a veil at a beekeepers' meeting.  I had an
opening surrounded by Velcro in front of the eyes, and a
rectangle of plexiglas with the matching part of the Velcro
around the edges.  It had been made in in Quebec, Canada, by a
company called, as I recall, "Les Gestions Voilec". It also had
a vertical zipper in the netting below the chin which could be
opened to allow the wearer to take a drink from a bottle or a
straw without removing the entire veil.  I have no idea how old
it was -- someone had it there as sort of a curiosity -- but I
thought at the time it was a wonderful idea.  Does anyone else
know anything about it ???
 
Regards
 
Fred
 
Augusta County, Virginia  USA