Pair of porro prism field glasses (binoculars)

Made:
1875-1900 in France and London
Pair of  porro prism field glasses (binoculars), early form

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Pair of porro prism field glasses (binoculars), early form
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Pair of porro prism field glasses (binoculars), early form, leather covered brass body with tortoiseshell fittings, French manufacture but supplied by Negretti & Zambra, London, England, 1875-1900.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1935-1
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), leather, tortoiseshell and glass
Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 130 mm x 110 mm, .377kg
type:
field glasses and binoculars
credit:
Negretti & Zambra