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NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA ~ THE FOLDING MINIM BINOCULARS~ BARTONS PATENT ~ c1915 LEATHER CASE===========================================
This pair of rare and highly unusual binoculars are in very good originalcondition, and function correctly.
They weredesigned by *John Henry Barton.
There is some wear on the paintworkcommensurate with age. The original leather is very good, and the eyecups areundamaged.The focussing is smooth and thecollimation is good. They fold easily and the mechanism clicks into position.The front cover plates are inscribed; NEGRETTI& ZAMBRA, LONDON. THE FOLDING MINIM, MAGN 5.5, BARTONS PATENT.The objective lens tubes carry the numbersRd. No. 570941 and 2501.Supplied with their original leather case.
*John Henry Barton patented many binocular designs between1897 and 1919, and The Folding Minim, marketed by Negretti and Zambra, was a complexdesign and construction which rendered them unique. Produced from around 1912, they had aspecification of 5.5 x 16 and had the ability to fold flat, and therefore theybecame an incomparable, and highly expensive item. Britain was very short of qualitybinoculars during World War 1, and in June 1915 the War Office purchased 250 Folding Minims from Negretti and Zambra fordistribution on the Western Front. Being perfect in construction, and about thesize of a cigarette case, they were extremely portable. ================================
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Category: Cameras and Photography:Telescopes and Binoculars:Binoculars and Monoculars
Location: Orpington