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'Mars' patent folding opera glasses & case
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
skeleton opera glasses; case
Europe: France
Early 20th c.
brass; steel; metal; glass; leather
overall (closed): 101 mm x 70 mm; overall (open): 65 mm x 101 mm x 60 mm

Pair of folding Opera glasses. Black-painted brass arm, objective rims and eyepieces. Arm features extending slide action, controlled by steel springs, with marked scale 1-5. Engraved on the arm with a five-point star between the two large lenses. Fold-out handle with triple loop grip. Together with a thin black leather pouch-type case.


2019.721

Gift of Mr David Chadwick, 2019



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