WONDERFUL VINTAGE MADE FOR U.S. ARMY AIR CORP. MAGNIFYING STEREOSCOPE WITH BOOK! - $170 - (Derry, NH)
* * * WITH BONUS ORIGINAL FAIRCHILD AVIATION INSTRUCTION BOOK AND CUSTOM CASE FOR THE F - 71 * * * ! ESTIMATED TO BE OF LATE WWII OR EARLY COLD WAR VINTAGE, POSSIBLY OLDER, THIS MAGNIFYING STEREOSCOPIC WAS DESIGN TO VIEW AND ANALYZE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS. AERIAL SURVEILLANCE STEREO PAIR PHOTOS IN 3-D. MADE BY FAIRCHILD AVIATION CORP. NEW YORK, N.Y. ALL COMPONENTS APPEAR INTACT AND THE OPTICS MIRRORS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THIS MARVELOUS INSTRUMENT. COMPLETE WITH IT'S ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE CUSTOM WOODEN CABINET. THE INTERIOR OF THE CABINET HAD A STAMPED LABEL INDICATING POST WWII OWNERSHIP BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, DATED 1947 AND IT IS ASSUMED THIS MARVELOUS INSTRUMENT WAS MADE AT AN EARLIER DATE. THE HANDBOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FAIRCHILD F -71 HAS ALSO SURVIVED ALONG WITH THE INSTRUMENT, AND ALSO STAMPED UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ! A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE FOR ANY MILITARIA BUFF, AS WELL AS FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF VINTAGE OPTICAL / SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS! THERE ARE MANY SOURCES ONLINE FOR STEREO PAIR PHOTOS THAT MAY POSSIBLY BE ADAPTED FOR THIS INSTRUMENT. NOTE: NO STEREO PHOTO PAIRS ARE INCLUDED. The shipping weight is 15 lbs. with ESTIMATED shipping cost of $18.90 to many parts of the U.S. via USPS. Higher to the more Southern / Western parts of the U.S. Large / Oversize Carton rates apply. NOTE: This is only an ESTIMATE! Please email for a firm shipping quote to you! Most International destinations ship for an estimated range of $59.90 - 99.90 via USPS Priority International.
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