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Folding opera glasses & case
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
skeleton opera glasses; case
Europe: France
Early 20th c.
steel; metal; glass; leather
case: 77 mm x 120 mm; overall (closed): 104 mm x 71 mm; overall (open): 62 mm x 104 mm x 88 mm
2023.567
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
skeleton opera glasses; case
Europe: France
Early 20th c.
steel; metal; glass; leather
case: 77 mm x 120 mm; overall (closed): 104 mm x 71 mm; overall (open): 62 mm x 104 mm x 88 mm
Pair of folding Opera glasses. Nickel steel arm, objective rims and eyepieces. Arm features extending slide action, controlled by steel springs, with marked scale 1-5. Pierced on the arm with a five-point star between the two large lenses. Fold-out handle with triple loop grip. Together with a thin brown leather pouch-type case, stitched on three sides.
2023.567
Gift of Mr Lawrence Jenkin, 2023