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Date
1910 – 1920
Material
skin; metal; glass; plastic; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.38.0003 a,b
Description
A pair of binoculars (a) in a case (b).a) A pair of black leather binoculars with a brass frame and plastic eyepieces. A hinge on the arm at the middle adjusts the lenses to eye width. The focus is adjusted by a large notched plastic wheel on the arm. Further adjustment can be made by twisting …
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Title
Binoculars
Date
1910 – 1920
Material
skin; metal; glass; plastic; fibre
Dimensions
11.5 (a); 14.1 (b) x 5.0 (a); 7.5 (b) x 10.0 (a); 12.0 (b) cm
Description
A pair of binoculars (a) in a case (b).a) A pair of black leather binoculars with a brass frame and plastic eyepieces. A hinge on the arm at the middle adjusts the lenses to eye width. The focus is adjusted by a large notched plastic wheel on the arm. Further adjustment can be made by twisting the right eyepiece, with a scale reading “_5 0 + 5”. A narrow leather strap is attached to brass eyes on the body of the binoculars On the left side is “Voigtlander & Sohn Braunschweig & London No. 3380”b) The binocular case is tan-coloured leather with a flip top lid that is secured with a strap that buckles through a leather covered buckle on the front. There are leather straps on the back, to secure the case to a belt, and a neckstrap attached to the sides of the case. The case is lined with red velvet and built up inside to fit the binoculars securely. The case bears the handwritten initials “-.H.W.” and a date (1911?).
Subject
households
sports
hunting
hiking
military
Fred Brewster
Pearl Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.38.0003 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; metal; glass; plastic
Catalogue Number
104.38.0002 a,b
Description
A pair of binoculars (a) in a case (b).a) A pair of Telact 8X (magnification) field binoculars. Two lenses, cased in black leather, are hinged on a metal centre bar to adjust for eye width and lock in place with a thumbscrew. The eyepieces are black plastic with adjustment rings and a marked sca…
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Title
Binoculars
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; fibre; metal; glass; plastic
Dimensions
11.5 (a); 14.0 (b) x 6.5 (a); 8.0 (b) x 13.7 (a); 15.0(b) cm
Description
A pair of binoculars (a) in a case (b).a) A pair of Telact 8X (magnification) field binoculars. Two lenses, cased in black leather, are hinged on a metal centre bar to adjust for eye width and lock in place with a thumbscrew. The eyepieces are black plastic with adjustment rings and a marked scale on each. The lenses at the front are encased in black coloured brass. The binoculars have a long thin leather hanging strap. The name “P.A. Moore” is written on the metal by both of the lenses.b) A tan leather case curved to fit binoculars with a flip top which can be secured with a strap through the leather covered buckle at the front of the case. The case has a long adjustable neck strap with a leather covered buckle attached through narrow straps to brass lugs on each side of the case. A narrow leather strap is secured across the top, and wider leather strap is across the back. The inside of the case is built up to fit binoculars and lined with red velvet. A small leather pocket inside at the back holds an adjustment pin for the binoculars. The case has “P. Moore” stamped on the lid.
Subject
households
sports
hiking
hunting
Philip Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.38.0002 a,b
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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