Catalogue Number: 3623 Prismatic Binoculars and Telescopes stock list Category: Papers Sub-Category: Reports and submissions Government body: Ordnance Production Directorate Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1940 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Publisher/Manufacturer: Ordnance Production Directorate Description Of Item: Single printed sheet headed 'Prismatic Binoculars & Telescopes/ STOCKS AVAILABLE'. Sent to and filled out by 'A.P.GREENFIELD & CO. PTY. LTD./ 189-191 George Street, Brisbane'. Lists stocks held by Greenfield of binoculars and telescopes. Rubber stamped in purple ink: 'ORDNANCE PRODUCTION DIRECTORATE/ 22 AUG. 1940'. Issued by Mr F S Daley, Controller of Ordnance Supplies, Melbourne. Size 265 x 205 mm. Historical Significance: At the beginning of WW2 the government would have wanted to build up stock of the items for military purposes. How Acquired: Donated by Pamela Sutton Date Acquired: July 2018 Condition: Fine Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 8 |