Description
Vintage Spindler & Hoyer Gottinga 5×20 binoculars, made in Göttingen, Germany, probably dating from around the 1930s.
A compact early German binocular from the well-known optical maker Spindler & Hoyer.
Marked:
“Spindler & Hoyer Göttingen”
“Gottinga 5×20”
A nice collectable example of early German optical manufacture. Please study all photographs carefully as they form part of the description.
Main Features:
- Model: Spindler & Hoyer Gottinga 5×20
- Magnification: 5x
- Objective lens: 20mm
- Serial number: 180588 (marked underneath eyepiece bridge)
- Central focusing wheel
- Diopter adjustment at the right eyepiece
- Size (when open): 135mm (W) x 80mm (H) x 35mm (D)
- Weight: 270 g
- Leather neck strap attached
Condition:
Optics are intact. Some accessible lens surfaces beneath the objectives and eyepieces, together with accessible prism faces, have been lightly cleaned. Binoculars currently produce a reasonably clear image for their age. Optical performance may be improved further by a complete professional internal cleaning.
Focusing mechanism operates smoothly. Some cosmetic wear, paint loss and surface marks from age and use, as shown in the photographs.
