"binocular on a pole" things?

[Erwin_Br]

Argh! I have a very annoying problem. I don't know the English word for a certain object, and I can't look it up in the dictionary because I don't know the Dutch word for it either.  

Argh!  :rant:

I'm talking about one of those 'binoculars on a pole', if you know what I mean. Usually found at tourist attractions. You drop a quarter in it, and you can enjoy the view. How do you call these things!?

--Erwin

[FrairPhil]

Funny, I scoured the web trying to find the name of those things for a previous project and I never did find an answer!  To this day it hanuts me so I'll be watching to see if anyone knows.

[Candle]

mounted viewscopes

The view and access to the area shown below is all free but those mounted viewscopes will cost you dearly.

http://www.lockport-ny.com/Tourism/AmericanFalls.htm

[Trumgottist]

There are such beasts in GK1. Now where did I put that CD...?

Edit: Beaten. That sounds about right.

[Erwin_Br]

mounted viewscopes

The view and access to the area shown below is all free but those mounted viewscopes will cost you dearly.

http://www.lockport-ny.com/Tourism/AmericanFalls.htm

Thanks candle!  :great:

Can I call it a "viewscope" too? I mean, is it common?

--Erwin

[Trumgottist]

In Gabriel Knight, they are simply called "binoculars".

[Erwin_Br]

In Gabriel Knight, they are simply called "binoculars".

I suddenly remember Sam and Max has one as well... In that twine restaurant. (Oh my, I'm not really original with this, eh?)

I think I'll install it and see what it's called there.

A Google image search on viewscope turned up much more correct results than binoculars, so I guess it's the best description so far

--Erwin

[Candle]

I think with the pay factor they called it that .