Binoculars

Binoculars are two telescopes attached side-by-side and aligned to focus in the same direction which may also be described as an optical instrument with a lens for each eye that is used for viewing distant objects. They are also known as field glasses which provides a magnified view of distant objects.

Binoculars  - image1The British government sought to import optical instruments from the United States but these were generally few in quantity. An appeal was made to the British public to donate binoculars to the army. Some 2,000 binoculars were received, including four each from the king and queen, but this was less than what was needed. By November 1915 the government had requisitioned all unsold stock held in shops across the country. 

The demand for these items for the army meant there would have been various suppliers. There was such a critical shortage of binoculars early in the war that quantities of binoculars in private hands were purchased or donated.

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