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Indy's Binoculars?

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:22 pm
by Exulted Unicron
While I was in Burton today, I had a chance to visit the market and look at an antique stall. I picked up some late 40s - early 50s binoculars that seemed very Indy to me. The guy I bought them off thinks they may have been former military that ended up becoming civilian use.

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Thats the case and the binoculars together

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yeah, the case could use some restoration work

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Though the binoculars aren't in that bad a condition themselves

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sadly, the shoulder strap disintigrated on me

Re: Indy's Binoculars?

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:59 pm
by donovan
nice find-i keep an eye on my local antique stalls in the hopes of finding indy style items.if you dont mind me asking how much did these sell for ?

Re: Indy's Binoculars?

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:17 pm
by Exulted Unicron
Originally, the seller wanted £25 for them, but when I saw the condition of the case and that it needed extensive repair work and restoration, I managed to haggle him down to £10.

Re: Indy's Binoculars?

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:33 pm
by Adventure Dog
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post a link to etsy, but I'm sure a moderator will let me know. If I wasn't planning on buying leather crafting tools with a recent paycheck, I'd buy them. I hope someone from here buys 'em, cause they look gorgeous.

If anyone is looking for Indy's binocs, I found a pair HERE that looked... Pretty much exactly the same? Not exactly CHEAP, but... Pretty awesome nonetheless.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/70986789/an ... &ga_facet=" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;