Image
Category
Collection
Maker
Object type
Place
Material
Date

FT37 rangefinder

1939-1945

FF3 rangefinder, by Barr and Stroud

1916

FT37 rangefinder

1939-1945

FT27 rangefinder

1914

Pilot's rangefinder Mk.VII

Range finder 'Dr Common's patents' 1902, no3345

1902

Elbowed stereoscopic rangefinder

1939-1945

Surveying rangefinder

1958

FF4 rangefinder

FT37 war office type rangefinder

Rangefinder with green filter

FT3 rangefinder, by Barr and Stroud

1908

Waymouth-Cooke naval rangefinder by T. Cooke and Sons Ltd.

Plan rangefinder Mk.IIA

1939-1956

'Husun' range finder (c.1920) by Henry Hughes & Son Ltd.

1920

Type F.P.4 rangefinder with tripod adaptor

1960

Rangefinder, Cotton type Mk.11

FT38 rangefinder, serial no.30362

FT38 rangefinder, serial no.30362

Square unidentified rangefinder

Square unidentified rangefinder

Brass 'telemeter' artillery rangefinder in leather covered wooden case with velvet lining by Charles Tilliere, Brussels, Belgium, 1875.

Brass telemeter with case

1875

Barr and Stroud Range finder, infantry no. 2 patent 1462 (1903), c. 1914, originally the property of C.L. redding, head of optics department, Northampton Polytechnic

Barr and Stroud Range finder

Coincidence rangefinder with very wide range. Infinity- 24 inches. Scale visible through range finder. 24 - 12 inches scale on adjustable knob.

Watameter rangefinder

3-ft hand range-finder (Carl Zeiss), serial no.203 (taken from Hitler's Yacht, the " Grille"), with case

3-ft hand range-finder (Carl Zeiss)

"Optar" spark light range finder c.1959 and components (3).

"Optar" spark light range finder

Accessory rangefinder for Kodak 35mm cameras of 50mm focal length lens. Co-incidence type calibrated for 3 close-up lenses and camera focusing scale. Shoe fitting, with automatic tilt for parallax adjustment. In fitted leather case with compartments for 3 close up lenses (missing). Kodak AG.

Close-up Rangefinder for Kodak camera

Rangefinder by Ponthus & Therrode, Paris, successors to A. Hurlimann, in fitted mahogany case with trade label and illustration of use

Rangefinder by Ponthus & Therrode

Pullin precision photographic range finder, c. 1950.

Pullin Precision Photographic Range Finder

1950

Combimeter standard rangefinder, c. 1946.

Combimeter Standard Rangefinder

1946

FT36 rangefinder, serial no.27231

FT36 rangefinder, serial no.27231

FT37 navigational type rangefinder, almost complete

FT37 navigational type rangefinder

Stereoscopic rangefinder, fixed scale type, working length one metre, type R36B serial number 33556, dated 1944, also marked with a blue triangle, and the letters `fwq' indicating the manufacturer

Stereoscopic rangefinder

1944

For F:28mm f/4 lens; accessory shoe fitting. In leather case in original carton.

Kodak wide-angle finder for Retina Curtagon lens

Albada Lux Finder. Old Delft, Holland. Shoe fitting finder; clear central field with diffused surround. Removable frame, marked 'A'. In original carton.

Albada Lux Finder. Old Delft

VS 18 Zeiss Ikon rangefinder. Split-image rangefinder, 60mm base. Range inf.-4feet. Black crakle finish in leather case

VS 18 Zeiss Ikon rangefinder. Split-image rangefinder

Pullin precision photographic range-finder, c. 1950.

Pullin Precision Photographic Range-Finder

1950

Circular fiberite discs concentrically mounted, one with circular slot with increasing width, the other with fixed slot. Discs preset for heights of common objects (given in table on back). Small viewing aperture, attached to knotted cord, running through hole in centre of discs, and weighted at other end. Held close to the eye and discs moves away until object just fits the aperture. Distance measured by length of knotted string in 100 yard units. Three sets. Clement Clarke Limited. Kingston Patent.

Kingston Home Guard Rangefinder