A rare late 1920’s Carl Zeiss Jena triple turret binocular, 33, 52 and 72 times magnification, 110 mm objective lenses.

With original cranked rise and fall tripod pyramid stand, with castors.

Tube length 155 cm.

Illustrated in: Carl Zeiss Jena, Astronomische Instrumente astro 30, page 22, Fig. 23 Asaltur.

Literature: Journal of the Zeiss Historica Society. Volume 30. 2008.

The same model is part of the Robert B Ariail collection of Historical Astronomy, South Carolina State Museum.

The Carl Zeiss Jena astro department was the historical astronomical instrument division of the Carl Zeiss company in Jena, Germany, established in the 1890’s it was renowned for producing telescopes, planetarium projectors, and other scientific instruments.