Pair of lorgnette type opera glass binoculars

Made:
1900-1920 in Europe
Pair of ?Galilean? type opera glass binoculars

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Pair of ?Galilean? type opera glass binoculars
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Pair of ‘Galilean’ type opera glass binoculars, lorgnette model with folding handle, lightweight aluminium body with mother-of-pearl covering, (2-3 power & 27mm objective lenses), unsigned, European, 1900-1920.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1979-842
Materials:
aluminium alloy, brass (copper, zinc alloy), nickel plated, steel (metal), mother-of-pearl and glass
Measurements:
overall: 45 mm x 200 mm x 60 mm, Wt. 0.175kg
type:
opera glasses and binoculars
credit:
Frank, Arthur