Originally Posted by twerppoet

Since you didn't ask for brand, model or year, will you be satisfied with; an old monocular, probably WWII, maybe earlier?

Correct,twerppoet.it's a monocular of WWI vintage or older.

The challenge is yours.

Sorry, got distracted elsewhere on the forum. I'll have something up soon.

Ok, what is this?

Tripod head for a camera.the bubble level is used when leveling the tripod for pan shots.

Originally Posted by scifan57

Tripod head for a camera.the bubble level is used when leveling the tripod for pan shots.

Yep. This one is an unusual grip style. Nice for quick positioning, though not quite as versatile as the more common heads.




Back to you.

Originally Posted by scifan57

Correct,twerppoet.it's a monocular of WWI vintage or older.

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=18459"/>The challenge is yours.

You are going to tell us little more about it aren't you? Just because I was too lazy to search through thousands of images (if I could wiggle out of it) doesn't mean I don't care.

Originally Posted by twerppoet

You are going to tell us little more about it aren't you? Just because I was too lazy to search through thousands of images (if I could wiggle out of it) doesn't mean I don't care.

It was manufactured by Zeiss and retailed in London,England by Ross Ltd.,a large British optical firm.It was purchased by a Royal Army officer whose initials are stamped into the lid of the case.I don't know his full name.

Originally Posted by scifan57

It was manufactured by Zeiss and retailed in London,England by Ross Ltd.,a large British optical firm.It was purchased by a Royal Army officer whose initials are stamped into the lid of the case.I don't know his full name.

Thanks. I probably should have said it before, but I've enjoyed the little bits of history your've been sharing. I'd try to do the same, but most of my junk is just that, junk.

What are we looking at here? What is it used for?

Here's another photo.