Accession No

6770

Brief Description

magnifying stereoscope binocular in wooden case, from Tjeerd Hendrik Van Andel, Department of Geology, Stanford University, by Fairchild Aviation Corporation, U.S.A., 1940s

Origin

U.S.A.

Maker

Fairchild Aviation Corporation

Class

surveying; earth science

Earliest Date

1940

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

metal [steel]

Dimensions

(case) length 483mm, width 133mm, height 160mm (stereoscope) length 620mm, width 230mm, height 210mm (binocular) length 125mm, width 68mm, height 80mm

Special Collection

Tjeerd Van Andel collection (?)

Provenance

Found in store pre-2020.

Inscription

[Case]
'Tj. H. Van Andel
Dept. of Geology
Stanford University'

[Stereoscope]
'BUR.Of AERO SPEC. No. 60-1'
'FAIRCHILD STEREOSCOPE BINOCULAR
MODEL F-71'

Description Notes

Magnifying stereoscope binocular in wooden case, from Tjeerd Hendrik Van Andel, Dept. of Geology, Stanford University, by Fairchild Aviation Corperation, U.S.A., 1940s.

A white wooden case with a leather handle containing a magnifying stereoscope binocular, manufactured by Fairchild Aviation Corporation in the United States of America during the 1940s. There are two handwritings on the wooden case: "Tj. H. Van Andel/Dept. of Geology/Stanford University", suggesting that this collection belonged to Professor Tjeerd Hendrik Van Andel.

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