Private company

Tower Optical

Company founded in 19321

The Tower Optical Company is a small, Norwalk, Connecticut-based company which has manufactured a binocular viewers used at major tourist sites in the United States and Canada since 1933. The company's large, silver-colored devices are used at Niagara Falls, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Golden Gate Bridge, the Grand Canyon, and other locations.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Tower Optical Company is a small, Norwalk, Connecticut-based company which has manufactured a binocular viewers used at major tourist sites in the United States and Canada since 1933. The company's large, silver-colored devices are used at Niagara Falls, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Golden Gate Bridge, the Grand Canyon, and other locations.2

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