Jerry Blinn Wrote:

>Steinheil is one of the old, great, optical houses of Germany, starting in
>the late 19th century. I don't know if they still exist, although I seem
>to recall the purchase of them by British Aerospace in the 80's.

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Thank you Jerry,

I'd have to class these binoculars as one of my all time luckiest bargains.
They're definitely better than Wind River and comparable or better than my
Celestrons. They are no heavier than the Wind River brand, relatively
compact and focus to about 10 feet.

Do you know when center focus binoculars first become available? These are
definitely old.

John Shelton
Portland, Oregon