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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1902
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1978.0649.001
MANUFACTURER
Warner & Swasey
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Aluminum, brass/ fitted leather case comes with strap

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
N/A
Width
12.0 cm
Height
12.7 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Physics
Category
Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Warner Swasey
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Ohio
City
Cleveland

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Warner & Swasey were the manufacturer's of the museum's telescope. "The Warner & Swasey Prism Binocular was pronounced superior to all others and recommended for adoption as the standard for the Navy…Previous to the adoption of the Warner & Swasey Prism Binocular last year, no glasses of the prism type were in use in the Navy…All manufacture was stopped after World War I." "714,340. Nov. 25, 1902. Worcester Warner and Gottlieb Fecker. Prism binocular, groove in prism, finger engages groove, finger attached to plate with slot to adjust." (ref. 4)
Function
Used to view distant objects.
Technical
Good example of early US bonoculars using porro prisms.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
N/A
Missing
Broken section on adjustable eyepiece; leather cover deteriorated
Finish
Black
Decoration
N/A

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