A fact from First World War glass–rubber exchange appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 November 2018 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that during the First World War, the British Ministry of Munitions proposed trading rubber for German binoculars? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2018/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/First World War glass-rubber exchange.

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The lead says "An exchange of rubber for optical glass was proposed by Britain and Germany during the First World War.". Yet the article body seems to say it was only the British that made the proposal. ( Hohum ^@) 13:15, 11 November 2018 (UTC) reply

Are we sure "an offer of binoculars from Bausch & Lomb was rejected due to an unsatisfactory design" ? I have found a reliable source saying it was ' Unsatisfactory binoculars supplied by Crown Optical Company of America'.

Of course, both manufacturers may have been rejected, but many Bausch & Lomb binoculars were used in WW1, marked as 'S.1', the highest standard.

Citation needed? 2A00:23C8:6606:6A01:491C:CDD1:8290:4758 ( talk) 17:25, 31 March 2024 (UTC) reply