Huet Binoculars
notes: label: Description
content: This is a metal instrument covered with black leather that probably dates from the World War I period. The eye end of the left prism housing is marked “EXTRA / LUMINEUSE / 8X” and that on the right is marked “HUET /PARIS.” The objective end of one prism housing is marked “M.G. / A. G. 1813.” There is a center focus, and fine adjustment on each eyepiece. In the right eyepiece is a linear scale (a reticle) that runs from -45 to +45, that is graduated in single units, and that could be used to estimate the distance to distant objects.
label: Description
content: Huet was an optical firm that began in business in 1892, and that made instruments for the French military during World War I.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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.RSN79862W42
objectType: label: Object Name
content: binoculars
label: Object Name
content: prism binoculars
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 5 in x 2 in; 15.24 cm x 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm