For those that don’t know, Bausch & Lomb are one of America’s oldest continually operating companies. They started as an optical shop in n Rochester, New York way back in 1853 with John Jacob Bausch a German immigrant. A little later on, Bausch needed more money to keep the business going and so he borrowed $60 from his friend, Henry Lomb. Thus the partnership was formed and became known as Bausch & Lomb.

An innovative company from the start, producing binoculars by 1893 and by 1903 Bausch and Lomb had already issued patents for microscopes, binoculars and even a camera shutter based on the eye’s reaction to light.

With the outbreak of World War II, Bausch & Lomb once again expanded its production capacities, making mirrors for searchlights and signal lights, gunsights, range finders, lenses for aerial mapping cameras, as well as microscopes and binoculars for the armed forces.

Bausch and Lomb then sold their binoculars company to Bushnell, who manufactured binoculars for many years under the Bausch & Lomb brand name. Even after becoming an independent company in the early 1990′s they continued to do so. Now all Bausch & Lomb Binoculars carry the Bushnell brand name.

Occasionally you may find B&L binoculars for sale, often on online auction sites like ebay and Amazon. Bausch & Lomb Binoculars on Amazon

To find more information on the model, you can compare them to current Bushnell models.

Bausch and Lomb Binoculars Repairs

If you have any Bausch Lomb binoculars that need a service or repairs, you are advised to contact Bushnell directly.

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