Marchand Field Glasses
name: label: maker
content: Marchand
notes: label: Description
content: This is a brass instrument with central focus, and leather covering the barrels. The objective lenses are 50 mm diameter. The length is 14 cm (closed). The optics are good. Each eyecup is marked “MARCHAND * PARIS *.” The words “MADE IN FRANCE” appear on the cross piece at the eye end.
label: Description
content: Marchand field glasses were sold by several American firms during the first quarter of the 20th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: Optics
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0661.01
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0661.01
label: accession number
content: 1980.0661
objectType: label: Object Name
content: field glasses
label: Object Name
content: binoculars
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 6 in x 3 in; 20.32 cm x 15.24 cm x 7.62 cm