Prism Binoculars
Prism Binoculars
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- Description
- This is a steel instrument with black plastic fittings and black leather on the barrels. The left eye plate is marked “CARL / ZEISS/ 8 x 30.” The objective lenses are 30 mm diameter. The eyepieces are separately adjustable as is the inter-ocular distance. The barrel on the right has been bisected to show the internal structure.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- binoculars
- date made
- ca 1963
- maker
- Zeiss
- place made
- Germany: Thuringia, Jena
- Measurements
- overall: 1 3/4 in x 6 in x 3 3/4 in; 4.445 cm x 15.24 cm x 9.525 cm
- overall: 2 in x 6 5/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 5.08 cm x 16.8275 cm x 9.525 cm
- ID Number
- PH.323152
- catalog number
- 323152
- accession number
- 250105
- Credit Line
- Carl Zeiss, Inc.
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Science & Mathematics
- Optics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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