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Reference no. IBB 0003
Binoculars

Binoculars

Binoculars complete with brown leather case. Glasses have no manufactures mark but each barrel is marked: ‘NZ Navy’. Case was made by George Bussey & Co. Ltd 1917.

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Binoculars complete with brown leather case. Glasses have no manufactures mark but each barrel is marked: ‘NZ Navy’. Case was made by George Bussey & Co. Ltd 1917.

Binoculars

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