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Kopp
T.U.S.&.S.
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Vendor: |
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T.U.S.&S. Co |
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Manufacturer: |
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Kopp
Glass |
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Model: |
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No.
12 |
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Material: |
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Glass |
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Age: |
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Late
1800's to early 1900's |
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Rim
Inscription, Front: |
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None |
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Rim
Inscription, Back: |
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T.U.S.&S. Co Kopp Glass No 12 |
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Description: |
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Very Old, Rough Cast Lens |
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Colors: |
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Dark Red, Blue |
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Mask
or Pattern: |
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Clear
(Tinted) Lens, Railroad
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Used
By... |
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T.U.S.&S. |
Dimensions:
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d |
g |
Dia. |
| 0.165" |
0.215" |
0.035" |
8 1/4" |
Pattern Sketches:
Front and Rear Images:
Notes,
Commentary, Etc.:
Not sure who T.U.S.&S. is, possibly an early abbreviation for The
Union Switch and Signal company, one of the major providers of railroad signal
equipment. These lenses are quite crude, and if it weren't for the Kopp
Glass inscription these could have been homemade. The surfaces aren't
flat, are rough, cast with many flaws, and very thin. How they lasted this
many years is a miracle. The flaw in the lens shown may either be a bug or
an internal flaw. It is hard to identify.
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