Model showing mounting method for glass roof prism

Made:: 1920-1950 in Glasgow

maker:: Barr and Stroud Limited

Model showing frame and mounting method used for holding glass

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Model showing frame and mounting method used for holding glass roof prism (90 degree) in range-finders made by Barr and Stroud Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, 1920-1950.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1955-327

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass

Measurements:: overall: 25 mm x 45 mm x 40 mm, Wt. 0.092kg

type:: prism - optical, component - object and model - representation

credit:: Banfield, Arthur Clive

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Model showing mounting method for glass roof prism

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