Rangefinder

An optical range finder consisting of a boxwood handle at the top of which is mounted a glass lens. On the back of the instrument is a table of ranges and distances.

Object Details

ID: ACO1249
Type: Rangefinder
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Cary
Date made: circa 1940
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 10 mm x 34 mm x 90 mm