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Description:

This instrument was made for use during World War I. The inscription reads “TRENCH PERISCOPE N° 10 X 75 MODEL 1918 MF’D BY WOLLENSAK OPT. CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A. N° 10763 R.G.C.” The Wollensak Optical Co. began in business, as such, in 1902.

Date Made: 1918

Maker: Wollensak Optical Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Rochester

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Credit Line: J. Paul Breden

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.333685Catalog Number: 333685Accession Number: 304554

Object Name: Periscope

Measurements: overall in case: 20 1/2 in x 5 5/8 in x 3 1/4 in; 52.07 cm x 14.2875 cm x 8.255 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-0482-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1167672

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