prism binoculars
notes: label: Description
content: This is a heavy metal instrument with great optics and an adjustment for inter-ocular distance. The objective lenses are 50 mm aperture. The length is 19 cm. This probably dates from World War II, and may have been made in the optical shop in the Washington Navy Yard.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Naval
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Naval Gun Factory
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.58752-N
label: accession number
content: 236599
label: catalog number
content: 58752-N
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Binoculars, Pair of
label: Object Name
content: prism binoculars
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 in x 8 in x 3 in; 22.86 cm x 20.32 cm x 7.62 cm