The periscope only come about with the advent of the submarine , correct ? Wrong . These handy , corner - checking devices have been used everywhere from the trenches of WWI to aboard the Gemini Spacecraft . Our friends at Oobject have collectednine of the best example .
And when you ’re done tick off those out , take a looking at theseterrestrial submarines , drug smuggling subs , decommission subs , and12 grinder room .
Periscope on board a VC10 commercial airliner
Gemini Space Project Launch Complex Periscope
The orange cover charge is a protective cushion to stop people banging their heads on it .
1920s Bank Vault Periscope
Beautiful 1960s Carl Zeiss Periscope
19th C Periscope creating illusion of seeing through stone
Gundlach 360 degree periscope
This periscope , designed for tank , enabled calculate in any focusing , without the spectator turning .
Inverse periscope, land to water
For sketch Pisces the Fishes , apparently .
WWI Stick Trench Persiscope
Long before they become connect with submarines , periscopes were usually used to peek above oceanic abyss in WWI
Thirty-Foot Golf Periscope
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