Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US Und.) spectacles.

1924		G. Henderson Keys to Crookdom 13: One of these was ‘Googs,’ so-called because he wore spectacles.
1933		Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 40: googons, googs, n. Spectacles which are often used as a disguise.
1946		J.E. Dadswell Hey, Sucker 88: Other interesting words in daily use are: [...] cheaters and googs for eye-glasses.
1950		Goldin et al. DAUL 84/2: Googs. Eyeglasses.
1991		(con. 1920s) O.D. Brooks Legs 123: A squat broad-shouldered character [...] wearing large horn-rimmed googs with thick lenses.