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iandg
06-21-2007, 05:35
Hi all could anyone tell me what this item is and what it is used for its been lying in a draw for years it is marked carl zeiss jena turmon 8x21.
CDT
06-21-2007, 05:37
Looks like a monocular (a little telescope).
Rogrund
06-21-2007, 05:38
Looks like a monocular (a little telescope).

Exactly. Check this out:

http://www.monocular.info/turmon.htm
Film dino
06-21-2007, 05:40
" 8 x 21" suggests binocular specifications, i.e. 8x linear magnification, with 21mm objective diameter. Since it appears to have only 1 viewing lens (rotating?), this might make it a monocular?

David

Edit- several nearly simultaneous posts..
sepiareverb
06-21-2007, 08:51
Not a sink trap?
payasam
06-21-2007, 09:33
Sepiareverb, is this the genius speaking or that other chap?
venchka
06-21-2007, 10:02
"DDR"? The old East Germany?
sepiareverb
06-21-2007, 10:09
Plumbing comes in many sizes, and perhaps....
Kent
06-21-2007, 10:25
"DDR"? The old East Germany?

Yes!
"DDR" = Deutsche Demokratische Republik
In English:
"GDR" = German Democratic Republic

Some kind of a euphemism, really. Today we know how "democratic" this state was.
iandg
06-21-2007, 16:34
Thanks guys i think i will put it on the bay carl ziess sends them crazy now how do you list plumming items.
rpsawin
06-21-2007, 16:35
An early artificial heart?????

Bob
payasam
06-21-2007, 23:33
In the 1970s I used to see monoculars and binoculars being adapted for use as SLR lenses. Lens extenders might be more appropriate.
sepiareverb
06-22-2007, 05:48
Thanks guys i think i will put it on the bay carl ziess sends them crazy now how do you list plumming items.

Home and Garden > Plumbing and Fixtures > Carl Zeiss

I think this is right.
Magus
06-22-2007, 08:14
Post deleted by posters request
iandg
06-23-2007, 06:44
An early artificial heart?????

Bob

I have been in hospital after suffering a heart attack and undergone an angioplasty and all this time i had a new heart in the draw at home thanks Bob i will have it fitted in the morning.
iandg
07-07-2007, 13:28
Just to update the sink trap/artificial heart is now on ebay uk binoculars/telescopes i have at the moment 32 watchers the bidding is at $22 with two days to go this will be interesting mybe 31 other people find it interesting and are watching to see what happens ?
ChrisPlatt
07-07-2007, 15:10
This device was originally issued to Stasi agents for spying around corners.
It was not a total success... ;)

Chris
iandg
07-08-2007, 12:32
Very interesting Chris
iandg
07-10-2007, 09:44
Sold for $102 and i nearly put it in the bin
sepiareverb
07-10-2007, 11:33
What did it end up being? (read: Was I right?)
iandg
07-10-2007, 12:27
you were right a sink trap but i think the buyer bought it to look through i would have gone for binoculars myself
John Rountree
07-10-2007, 19:15
Actually, this is a fairly high precision instrument. It's original use was to measure the arc of a Slinky as it walked down stairs. Too much arc and it just runs down the stairs in a very chaotic fashion. Too little arc and it just sits on the step like some sort of ferrous turd.