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'Ideal' folding skeleton opera glasses
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
opera glasses
Europe: France, Paris
Early 20th c.
metal; glass; mother-of-pearl
objective: 35 mm
2017.465
OPERA GLASSES AND SPYGLASSES
opera glasses
Europe: France, Paris
Early 20th c.
metal; glass; mother-of-pearl
objective: 35 mm
Pair of folding opera glasses. Specification 3.5x32. Nickel-plated brass frame with wheel-driven sliding action providing rack and pinion focusing. Screw-in objective and eyepiece lenses on bridges that fold flat in line with central bar. Third set of fixed intermediary lenses, with attached handle featuring mother-of-pearl grip.
2017.465
Gift of Mrs Nina Reid, 2017