Binoculars

Object Name:

Binoculars

Object ID:

2017.014.002

Date:

1860-1864

Description:

Binoculars, used by Captain Andrew Jackson Stone (1828-1864) during Civil War. In leather case.
Binoculars made of metal, with stepped body and geared focus knob. Two sections of body are wrapped in leather, but all of leather is loose. Focus knob is stiff, but does move.
Oval leather case tapers to flat bottom. Lined with red velvet. Lid broke off at some point, was secured by fixed leather hinge on back, and leather buckled strap on front. Two extra buckles mounted on either side for carrying strap, one missing. Carrying loop attached to top of lid.

Material:

Metal
Iron
Brass
Leather
Glass

Dimensions:

H-2.5 W-5.1 L-5.8 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.

Credit Line:

Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley

People:

Stone, Andrew J. (1828-1864)

Subjects:

Civil War, Binoculars