Binoculars and Case

Binoculars with replacement cotton cord strap and leather case. The binoculars were manufactured by Jacques Lemaire, Paris, who began by making opera glasses in 1847 and was soon a major manufacturer of optical equipment. The case was made  by T. French & Son Ltd., London, a maker of leather items, who specialized in producing cases for binoculars.

Classification
Equipment
Era
1914 – 1919 (WW 1)
Location of artifact
Case 13/14 WWI

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