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OBJECT TYPE: POCKET/PORO PRISM
DATE: 1995
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0214.001

MANUFACTURER: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. LTD.
MODEL: 8X 24 PC
LOCATION: Chiba, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 101059
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC & GLASS COMPONENTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Olympus
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Chiba

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS ITEM BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES 1995+.
Canada: PART OF THE EXHIBIT "TODAY'S JAPAN: DESIGN SAMPLING '95", PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY TO SHOWCASE TALENTS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DESIGNERS, FOR CANADIAN PUBLIC. EXHIBIT VENUES INCLUDED HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, TORONTO & NMST OTTAWA
Function: TO MAGNIFY OBJECTS VIEWED FROM A DISTANCE
Technical: EXAMPLE OF MODERN BINOCULARS OF LIGHT & COMPACT DESIGN, WITH GOOD QUALITY OPTICS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'OLYMPUS/ 8X24 PC/ MULTI COATED/ FIELD 7.1 [DEGREE SYMBOL]' PRINTED ON LOWER FRONT. SN '101059' PRINTED ON DECAL ON BACK; 'JAPAN' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON CASING BACK.
Missing: NONE
Finish: OBJECTIVE & EYEPIECE LENS HOUSINGS, HINGE & BRIDGE HAVE SMOOTH DARK GREY-TO-BLACK FINISH
Decoration: THREEVERTICAL ROWS OF RAISED DOTS APPEARS ON EITHER SIDE OF CENTRAL FOCUSING WHEEL. [PURPOSE PROBABLY TO IMPROVE USER'S GRIP.]

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OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO. LTD., Binoculars, circa 1995, Artifact no. 1996.0214, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0214.001/

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