Rangefinder

Maker and role
Barr and Stroud, Manufacturer
 Production date
1940

Object detail

Accession number
1998.6
Maker
Barr and Stroud
Production period
1940s
Description
Military portable rangefinder in original box. Barr & Stroud, portable military range finder with case. Type FT 27. Base 900 mm No.519, dated 1940. Box is wooden and painted green with two metal closure hooks and two leather buckled straps to close. Rangefinder is painted green with black parts, leather around eye pieces, and leather and textile carrying strap.
Marks
BARR & STROUD / RANGEFINDER NO 12 / MARK III / No. 519 1940 Maker's Plate
BARR & STROUD LTD / RANGEFINDER TYPE F.T.27 / BASE 80.0 C/M No. 5300 / PATENT Nos1462 OF 1903. 13813 of 1908. / AND 7786 OF 1909. Maker's Plate
Media/Materials
Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Leather
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Textile
Credit Line
Barr and Stroud. 1940. Rangefinder, 1998.6. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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