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If there is a Holy Grail toВ binocular collectors, it is likely the 8ењ†0 U-boat binoculars used byВ the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.В Made by the two great GermanВ optical houses Leitz (Leica) and Zeiss, these large and heavyВ glasses provided an enormous advantage to German 'Wolfpacks' (groupingsВ of U-boats) during the early war in the Atlantic.В Their field of viewВ was dazzling and their clarity near edge to edge.В Today, such binocularsВ are worth thousands of dollars and catnip to any serious collector. Own a vintage Barbie? If you're looking to sell, don't take it out of the boxДЄnyway, back to the product itself.

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Moreover, unlike many other collectible categories, binoculars haveВ great utility.В They are useful in a thousand ways, and their portabilityВ and general ruggedness allows them to add value to almost any distantВ situation.В If the sense of sight as an information-gathering tool isВ perhaps our most important one, something that serves toВ enhance that ability must be a good thing, right?В Right. Other than opticalВ coatings introduced during the war to aid light transmission and reduceВ reflection, there has been no other technological advancement of greatВ significance for all that time.В When you consider how much cameras,В microscopesВ and other optical devices have changed, it's remarkableВ that binoculars have remained so much the same. View Gallery: Photos: Look inside Antique Galleries of Palm SpringsД«inoculars were first invented in France in the 1840s.В They startedВ small, primarily as opera glasses, but by the Civil War were being usedВ in battle.В These larger versions became known as field glasses.В AlthoughВ such instruments were often purchased privately by officers on bothВ sides, a few were actually issued and carried either 'U.S.' or 'C.S.A.'В (Confederate States of America) imprints.В Those markings add substantial value.Д®arly versions were little more than two telescopes joined together.В AВ series of lenses created magnification but the addition of prisms aroundВ 1900 made for a much better viewing experience.Д«y World War I, binoculars were widely used although few had a magnification greater than 6x.В Short and squat, Bausch & Lomb binoculars with brass prism covers and aВ distinctive orange leather covering are popular artifacts from that era.В Their value is modest (usually around $100) but they were well-made andВ remain useful today.ДЄnd that's one of the most interesting things about binoculars.В UnlikeВ any other viewing instrument, basic binocular designВ has remain unchanged for 100 years.В Indeed, many binoculars made duringВ World War II - and there were dozens of varieties on both sides - are stillВ considered today to be among the best you can buy.

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