General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 NICKEL PLATED BRASS, ALLIGATOR SKIN COVERS, GLASS, POSSIBLY PLASTIC PT/.2 LEATHER WITH METAL FASTENERS, LINED WITH VELVET

Dimensions

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

Length

30.0 cm

Width

11.7 cm

Height

5.0 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

LEMAIRE

Country

France

State/Province

Unknown

City

Paris

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

USED C. 1900 & AFTER

Canada

OWNED BY WILLIAM VAN HORNE, PRESIDENT OF CP RAIL DURING THE PERIOD OF ITS COMPLETION THROUGH THE ROCKIES IN THE 1880'S.

Function

TO ASSIST IN VIEWING OBJECTS AT A DISTANCE BY MAGNIFYING THE IMAGE.

Technical

A PARTICULARLY FINE EXAMPLE OF BINOCULARS MADE BY ONE OF THE LARGEST (IF NOT THE LARGEST) MFR. OF BINOCULARS IN THE LATE 19TH & EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. BINOCULARS SUCH AS THESE WERE MOST OFTEN USED FOR GENERAL PURPOSE VIEWING, SUCH AS WHEN YACHTING OR ON VACATION; THEY WERE LESS SUITABLE FOR BIRD WATCHING OR ASTRONOMY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 AROUND EYEPIECES 'LEMAIRE FABT/ PARIS'/ UNDER ONE EXTENDING TUBE ENGRAVED 'W.C. Van Horn'/ AROUND CENTRAL SECTION 'BE. S.G.D.G'/.2 INSIDE TOP 'W.C. VAN H'

Missing

Unknown.

Finish

.1 BRIGHT NICKEL PLATING, DULL BRASS COLOUR SHOWING AT EDGES OF ALLIGATORCOVERS; BLACK SURROUNDING EYEPIECES; BLACK ADJUSTMENT KNOB; REDDISH BROWN COVERS WITH ALLIGATOR PATTERN/.2 BLACK, SURFACE FLAKING OFF IN PLACES, SHOWS BROWN BENEATH, BLACK LINING

Decoration

N/A