Glasses, Field

Object/Artifact

East Tennessee Historical Society

Name/Title

Glasses, Field

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.1a-b

Description

a) Field glasses, metal body covered in black leather wrap, brown leather strap, marked "COLMONT PARIS" around top of both lenses / "M" on left near rotating section / "G" stamped on right, 5 1/2"h x 4 1/2"w x 2 1/2"d, 1915. Left lenses when moved exposes set of numbers (possibly serial number) "38938." b) Case, leather stamped "T. FRENCH & SONS LTD. LONDON 1916," 7"h x 5 1/2K leather strap, manufactured by T. French & Sons Limited (London), 1916.

Collection

Dr. Fred Stone Sr. WWI Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Colmont (Paris) (field glasses) / T. French & Sons Limited (case)

Date made

1915

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

field glasses b) Case, leather stamped "T. FRENCH & SONS LTD. LONDON 1916," 7"h x 5 1/2w leather strap, manufactured by T. French & Sons Limited (London), 1916.