The H.L. Bouton company was founded in Wareham, MA in 1940 and became a popular producer of eye safety equipment. The Bouton name and its designs are still used, having been acquired by Productive Industrial Products (PIP) in 2011.
For sale here is a vintage new-old-stock pair of Bouton 5949U safety glasses. The 5900 series was released in 1968 to meet updated American National Standards Institute (ANSI) requirements for design. The lenses are scratch resistant; the glasses include fold-down plastic side shields.
Bouton equipment is still available today but the modern designs have homogenized such that the uniqueness of the brand is gone. These glasses are in new condition and would be perfect for someone who just needed a really good pair of safety glasses, and they would find a place of honor with any shopcore collector.