Picture No | 10719483 |
Date | 1915 |
Description | The trench periscope, WW1 |
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Photographs demonstrating the efficacy of the hyposcope (the landsman's periscope) using one here constructed by Mr C. Baker - an optician of High Holborn. Ideal for seeing above trenches, around corners, over walls, through windows while avoiding unfriendly snipers.
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Source | Photographs by Clarke and Hyde reproduced in The Sketch, 17 February 1915 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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