Monocular opera glasses (Galilean type) with ivory covered gilded brass tube

Made:
1850-1910 in Paris
maker:
Bautain
Monocular opera glasses (Galilean type) with ivory covered

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Monocular opera glasses (Galilean type) with ivory covered
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Monocular opera glasses (Galilean type) with ivory covered gilded brass tube, marked bréveté (patented) by Bautain, Paris, France, 1850-1910.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1921-822
Materials:
glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 110 mm 65 mm, .293kg
type:
opera glass, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry