Antique Kerosene Tin Lantern Universal No.2 Signal Corps or Darkroom Photography

Antique Kerosene Tin Lantern Universal No.2 Signal Corps or Darkroom PhotographyExcellent example of small tin oil or kerosene lantern marked Universal No 2 R. O. & C. Co. used in early 1900s in darkrooms to develop photography or in the past by the Signal Corps. The lantern has one front 4 inch x 3 1 2 inch sliding ruby red glass. The lantern comes also with a original burner, nice unusual big handle and side wick adjustment knob. Dimensions: 8 1 2 height and diameter of the base 4 is inches Great display item with nice patina

This is a functional telescope in very good condition with smooth draw action and 40 mm object lens

Dimensions: 74 mm L x 50 mm W x 15 mm

Excellent medium size binoculars made by Nippon Kogaku Nikon in Japan in 1960’s

has  a automatic flint starting system at the bottom and runs with white gas

Schneider Brothers Company was an early supplier of navigational and weather instruments for United States Army Air Service and later United States Army Air Corps in early 1900's

It is a small version of the nautical compasses used by sailors on a small vessel

A metallic stylus scrapes away the soot to create a precise

The condition is excellent for age

fishing or survival

Dimensions: 26 mm closed and 80 mm opened

thermometer and compass weather station used by explorers and travelers in early 1900s

This is an excellent example of a pocket floating card compass most likely made by well known compass maker Stockert from Germany in early 1900's