TRAVEL THINGS INC
1968
Advertisement Reseller. Brands:
BUSHNELL binoculars. |
WESTCHESTER SALES
PO Box 304, Larchmont NY USA. Reseller.
1953
Advertisement. Brands: Unknown |
Japanese External Reverse Porro Prism Binoculars.
VIRTUAL MUSEUM
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MARK OHNO |
GOULD LENS SERVICE
26 Franklin Ave Binghamton NY, USA
1952
Binocular Catalog : Dealer. Brand:
BUSHNELL binoculars.
Gould Lens service was apparently a one man shop run from the family home and started after the war by Kelsey (Burr) Gould whose primary consumer business was binocular and camera repair and whose industrial business was custom lens grinding and prototyping. Kelsey apparently died in 2006 at age 92. |
PEERLESS CAMERA
415 Lexington Ave at 43rd St, NY, NY USA, Retail & Mail Order Camera Shop. Brand:
HAMBLETONIAN binoculars.
1957
Ad **Note based on US patent 657.365 of July 1953 Peerless was owner of Hambletonian brand.
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Hambletonian 6x15 IF binoculars |
TASCO SALES INC
1075 NW 71st St, Miami Florida, USA. Sales arm of Importer Tasco Optics.
1973
Ad. Brand:
TASCO
binoculars.
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EDMUND SCIENTIFIC CO
Barrington, NJ, USA. Mail Order Science & Surplus Retailer & Shop. Brand:
Unknown.
Early 1960’s catalog.
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KALIMAR INC.
1909 South Kingshighway, St Louis, Mo. Importer, distributor.
1957
Ad
Brand:
KALIMAR
binoculars.
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Kalimar Binoculars |
Tasco Model 502 Binoculars
though a 1971 rubber eyepiece
[deluxe?] model 502 version rather than the metal eyepiece model 502 pictured in 1973. Most Tasco 8x20 binoculars seem to have been made by Omori Sogo Kogaku. |
DOLLANDS & AITCHISON
28 Old Bond St, London, W1, UK. Retail optical chain 1750-2009 (absorbed by Boots the Chemist in 2009. Brand:
DOLLONDS
non miniature binocular ad, 1950’s or 1960’s
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ORIENTAL IMPORTS
PO Box 217, Albany Oregon Importer, distributor.
.
1952
Ad
Brand:
[AOCo
]
JUPITER binoculars
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TOCHIHARA BINOCULAR CO
binocular advertisement of 13 models. Manufacturer.
Ca
1973
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MATSUSHIMA OPTICAL DEPARTMENT STORE
3-chome, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan. Date Unknown (appears to be approximately late 1950’s) Tax Free Catalog. Retailer. Brands:
NIPPON KOGAKU, LUPINUS, OFUNA KOGAKU, ASAHI KOGAKU, OKAYA KOGAKU, MEIJI SEIKO miniature binoculars.
This is a great little catalog showing what was available in Tokyo at the time. According to Ulrike Schaede and William Grainer in “Japan’s Mangled Globalization ”, Japan had an excise luxury tax system of 50%-60% around that time (15% in the 1960’s). Tax free stores sold goods to foreigners who would “export” the purchased item, and there was a system set up for them to have on the excise tax designed for domestic purchasers refunded. Catalog is probably a US soldier ot tourist bring back.
Collection of Mark Ohno. |
JR ENT.
Yuma Az.
advertisement Yaching magazine
1983
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PHILA SALES
Binghampton N.Y. binocular advertisement
1954
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PEERLESS CAMERA
Phila, Pa. USA.
1958
ad. Brand:
HAMBLETONIAN binoculars
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SHANTY STORE
corner Fair & North Front St., Kingston, NY
1952
ad
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Camera Shop Cleveland Ohio, USA
1949
ad. Brand:
NIPPON KOGAKU MIKRON binoculars
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FORT PIERCE MERCANTILE
Fort Pierce Florida USA USA
1958
ad
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K MART
High Point North Carolina, USA
1968
ad. Brand:
FOCAL
binoculars.
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K MART
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
1968
ad. Brand:
FOCAL
binoculars.
|
K MART
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
1968
ad. Brand:
FOCAL binoculars.
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JEAN & TROX
, 8 North Leroux,Flagstff Arizona. USA
1949
ad.
Brand:
NIPPON KOGAKU MIKRON binoculars
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MILTS
Phoenix, Arizona,
1965
ad. Brand:
MIDGET
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PADGITT’S
Waco, Texas, USA.
1952
ad. Brands:
CRYSTAL, NIPPON KOGAKU MIKRON binoculars
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PENN AUTO
USA.
1962
ad
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SWIFT’S
SWAP SHOP
Fairbanks Alaska, USA
1951
ad. Brand:
NIPPON KOGAKU MIKRON binoculars
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B A HIGH FIDELITY
, USA
1960
ad
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DUNLAP’S
, Odessa, Texas,USA
1960
ad
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TEXAS STORES
San Antonio, Texas, USA
1968
ad Brand:
OPTEX binoculars
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HOWLANDS
, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
1960
ad
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NICHOLS
Hagerstown, Maryland. USA
1974
Brand:
TASCO binoculars
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MIKRON 6x15 |
CRYSTAL 6x15 |
WILSON’S JEWELWERS
Syracuse, New York, USA
1954
ad
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Focal Binoculars |
Period Advertising for Miniature Binoculars
Ursprüngliche Werbung für Miniaturferngläser. La Publicité Originale Pour les Jumelles Miniatures.
ミニチュア双眼鏡のヴィンテージ広告.
Старые объявления для миниатюрных бинокль.
Vintage Reklam för Kikare Miniatyr. Antigua Publicidad de Prismáticos en Miniatura.Pubblicità Vintage per Binocoli in Miniatura. |
UNIVERSAL WAR SURPLUS STORES
313 South E Street, San Bernadino, California, USA
1951
Ad. Brand:
Super Power binoculars.
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BIRKS JEWELERS
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1950
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DOOLEY’S HARDWARE MART
5075 Long Beach Blvd, North Long Beach, California, USA
1972
ad
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PHOTO NEST
, 204 West Freeman, Carbondale, Illinois. Camera shop.
1980
ad.
KOMURA binoculars.
Reference is to an October Southern Illinois University versus Northern Illinois University football game at
McAndrews stadium in Carbondale, and reflects the common featuring of upcoming sporting events in binoculars advertising in newspapers.
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BOB’S SPORTING GOODS
519 East Third St, Bend, Oregon, USA . Sporting goods shop.
1953
ad. Hunting contest in which the hunter bagging the smallest male deer by weight got a pair of 6x15 miniature binoculars as a prize.
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DOOLEYS HARDWARE MART
5075 Long Beach Blvd, North Long Beach, California, USA
1972
Ad.
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BUSHNELL BLACK
6x25 binoculars |
STANDARD BRANDPAINT CO
.,2401 American Av., Long Beach, California, USA.
1952
Ad. Brand:
SUPER POWER binoculars |
U-SAVE DISCOUNT DEPT STORE
49 W 42nd Ave., San Mateo, California, USA.
1967
Ad. Brand:
HOYA
binoculars. |
Advertisements cropped & edited for relevance. Presented for not-for-profit purposes of historical research and education. Vintage advertisements give insight into the nature of binoculars distribution and into dates of retail activity of brands and models. |
ARLO PRODUCTS
68 West Merrick, Valley Stream, New York, USA
1968
Ad.
Mail Order Reseller. |
JOHN WANAMAKERS
PPhiladelphia Pennsylvania, USA
1968
Ad
Brand:
BRENTWOOD binoculars
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UNIVERSAL WAR SURPLUS STORES
, 948 Main St, Los Angeles, Ca,USA
1960
ad. Brand:
SUPER POWER BINOCULARS
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BERKELEY SCIENTIFIC
Yonge St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Brands: BERKELEY, WOLF |
Pictures of advertisements of old miniature binoculars wanted. E-mail to
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ミニチュア
miniature.binoculars
@
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Bilder von werbeanzeigen von alten miniatur fernglas wollte. E-mail an
miniature.binoculars@gmail.com.
Photos de publicités de vieux miniature jumelles voulaient. E-mail à
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Le foto degli annunci pubblicitari di antica miniatura binocolo voluto. E-mail a
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THE BIRDHOUSE
Plain Rd, Greenfield, Ma. USA.
1956
ad
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