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WWI Era British Brass & Wood Periscope, P&J Beck, 1918

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WWI Era British Brass & Wood Periscope, P&J Beck, 1918

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Description

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals!

**First Time At Auction**

Western Europe, United Kingdom, England, Sheffield, World War I era, ca. 1918 CE. A fascinating World War I functioning periscope comprised of brass and carved wood. The antique ocular device features a bulbous wooden handle with a tapered base finished with a lustrous lacquer and naturally adorned in a warm tan woodgrain. The lovely grip is connected to a long brass tube painted taupe with a thick raised cylinder extending from it at a 90 degree angle at its base for one to look through. Capped by a cylindrical form flattened on one side to hold a glass circle from which one can direct their gaze, this important tool is a remarkably well preserved. Size: 23.25" L x 3" W (59.1 cm x 7.6 cm)

Consisting of two mirrors fixed at each end at 45 degrees, the periscope served as a highly useful tool during the trench warfare of World War I.

Provenance: ex-Dundee collection, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom

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#160819

Condition

Stamped with "PERISCOPE / MK IX / 1918 / P. & J. BECK LTD. / NO 23069" on back side of viewer. Expected chips to paint and surface wear to handle on one side. Intact and excellent with light patina on brass.

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