Field glasses

Titles: Field glasses (Supplied title)

Description: Black brass binocular field glasses with a center pole and a cogged wheel. Wheel focuses glasses by adjusting the distance between the lenses at each end of the two eyepieces. A yellow iridescent film has either migrated from the sides or lifted from the glass. The binoculars belonged to a Artillery Sergeant John W. Jones of the 7th Minnesota Regiment, Company E, who was stationed at Fort Ridgley, Minnesota, during the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War.

Dates

• Approximately 1850 - Approximately 1899 (Use)
• Exactly 1862 (Use)

Creation

• owned/used by: Jones, Sergeant John W.
• about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865), Company E

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1981.121.1

Notes

• This is an example of a military accoutrement used during the U.S. Civil War.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 4 1/2 inches width
• 4 1/4 inches length
• 2 1/4 inches height

Subjects

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