Meesden Manor was not quite so fortunate. The results were a success and Catherine rewarded Dimsdale with £10,000, a pension of £500 per annum, £2000 expenses and a Barony of the Russian Empire. The family is descended from Thomas Dimsdale, an MP and Doctor, who went to Russia in the 1760s, in order to inoculate Catherine the Great’s son against smallpox. A letter to Meesden Manor in 1995 gained a response from Wilfrid Dimsdale, son of Thomas Edward. He was actually the last to live at Meesden Manor – he was succeeded by his son Edward Charles, and then his son, Thomas Edward Dimsdale. G167”. The serial number on the focus bar is 1 l963, there are other marks internally, the lens units are stamped 174, and the prisms 271.Ĭharles Robert Southall Dimsdale became Baron Dimsdale in 1898, but died in 1928. Plus some original data markings, showing “N. On either side at the base the inscription/engraving reads: “Baron Dimsdale” on one side, and “Meesden Manor Buntingford” on the other.
The base has “Sterior” marked on the centre focussing end stop. These Hensoldt binoculars are labelled HENSOLDT WETZLAR, BERLIN & LONDON, on the top faces of the body.
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