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Feldstecher 1st type binoculars
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
binoculars
Carl Zeiss (Jena); Wood Abrahams
Europe: Germany, Thüringen, Jena; Europe: United Kingdom, England, Lancashire, Liverpool
c.1897
brass; metal; bakelite; glass; leather
overall: 40 mm x 140 mm x 100 mm
2017.660
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
binoculars
Carl Zeiss (Jena); Wood Abrahams
Europe: Germany, Thüringen, Jena; Europe: United Kingdom, England, Lancashire, Liverpool
c.1897
brass; metal; bakelite; glass; leather
overall: 40 mm x 140 mm x 100 mm
Prism binoculars. Specification 8x20. Black laquered brass and metal, with black leather-covered metal barrels, adjustable for pupillary distance, focused by a small central knurled knob wheel protruding to the front of the bridge. Plastic eyecups. Both eyes with adjustable focus. Lanyard loops to both barrels with a black eather neck strap attached, stamped with the owner's name.
2017.660
Gift of Mrs Nina Reid, 2017