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Show Sharpening the Eyes of the Army and Navy With Lenses Listen, my children, and you shall hear of a little cog in this great defense program machinery of ours that plays an unspectacular, unspec-tacular, but vital, role in the whole defense setup. It is the manufacture manu-facture of optical instruments for our armed forces. It teas thought that the V. S. would be up against it when the supply of German optical glass icas cut off, but this was not the case. The optical division at Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia, where some of these photos were taken, now has a staff of 200 persons. ' On the bridge of the miehty bat-i bat-i tleship, North Carolina, Rear Ad-i Ad-i miral Olaf M. Hustvedt and his exec-i exec-i utive officer, Commdr. A. G. Shepard s (left) hold binoculars as they observe 3 the effects of the firing tests at sea. jTf8" " ' On the bridge of the michty bat- frh i tleship, North Carolina, Rear Ad- iV miral Olaf M. Hustvedt and his exec- 'ft utive officer, Commdr. A. G. Shepard i j M (left) hold binoculars as they observe ' the effects of the firing tests at sea. l ii- j I v l. The lathe machine at the left is used for centering lenses and grinding the edges through with the optical center. Right: Looking Look-ing for flaws in parts of binoculars as they are assembled. N7 A'-ifV M The girl at left is cleaning optical elements that will later be assembled into a battery commander s telescope. Right: Two pretty maids check on finished prisms and lenses. k ' f' P9 v-; -7r Field binoculars in actual use. A soldier is spotting aircraft j during maneuvers. lie tells his partner what he sees and the partner relays the information to headquarters. |
