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Antique Questions Forum / Re: So I found this really old pair of binoculars while cleaning a house...

« on: July 28, 2010, 03:24:35 am »

full picture of outward lens.


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full picture of eyepiece.


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attempted close up on U.S.A emblem.


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Close up of PRISM STEREO emblem.


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I would aprreciate any help that could be given. Thank you.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: So I found this really old pair of binoculars while cleaning a house...

« on: July 28, 2010, 03:11:44 am »

underside picture of the handle.


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underside picture of opposite handle.


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Picture of outward optical lens.


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close up picture of the adjusting piece.


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Antique Questions Forum / Re: So I found this really old pair of binoculars while cleaning a house...

« on: July 28, 2010, 03:03:21 am »

Picture of other handle.


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This is a picture of the emblem on the right side of the eyepeice it reads "BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROSCHESTER NY" There is a emblem in the middle that looks like an upside down traingle with the letters U.S.A enscribed
 

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This is a picture of the emblem enscribed on the left eyepeice it reads "PRISM STEREO 6 POWER" With "30mm APERT." in the middle of the emblem.


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Antique Questions Forum / So I found this really old pair of binoculars while cleaning a house...

« on: July 28, 2010, 02:53:13 am »

I found this pair of Bausch & Lomb Company binoculars while cleaning out a house on a job and I would really like some help finding out more information about them.
The only thing I can tell is that they where made sometime in the early 1900's around WW2. I found similar pairs that where used by the U.S military but I can't locate this exact piece on the net it seems to be missing a part of the optical lens. Here are some pictures.


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I know its hard to tell because my camera is not that great but I observed small impacts all over the part that you would hold in your hand. On first observation I thought they could be from stray bullets since the material around the impact was melted but Then i thought about and I highly doubt these things could deflect a bullet. There are a total of 10 of these "impacts" all over the handles.



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