Binoculars
notes: label: Description
content: The objective lenses of the large instrument are 50 mm diameter. The barrels are covered with black leather. The eye end of the left prism housing is marked “7 x 50” and the right one is marked “BINOCULAR, M17 / STOCK 7578344.” The center post is marked “No. 54204.” There is a brown leather case. These were probably made for the U.S. Military, for use during World War II.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Optics
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN79862W44
objectType: label: Object Name
content: binoculars set
label: Object Name
content: prism binoculars
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall, case: 8 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 21.59 cm x 11.43 cm