overall: 7 in x 5 in x 3 in; 17.78 cm x 12.7 cm x 7.62 cm
Object Name:
binocular case
binoculars case
prism binoculars
Date made:
1927
Description:
This a black metal instrument with black leather covering the barrels. The eye end of the left prism housing is marked “RODENSTOCK / IVXA (?)” and the right has text in Arabic, with star and crescent symbol. The translation of the text reads: "the Turkish Republic....made with special lining". The instrument is dated 1927. There is a center focus, and fine adjustment at the eyepieces.
The Rodenstock optical firm began in Würzburg in 1877, and later established offices and factories in Regen and in Munich. It is still in business, and run by descendants of the founders.
