Pair of expanding opera glasses marked 'par brevet d'invention et de perfection ement'
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , glass , steel (metal) , felt , tortoiseshell and copper (metal)
- Object Number:
- 1997-1924/1
- type:
- opera glasses
Pair of expanding opera glasses in imitation leather case, marked par brevet d'invention et de perfection ement , French, 1890-1924.
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1997-1924
- Materials:
- leatherette, brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, balsa (wood), paper (fibre product), steel (metal), textile, felt, tortoiseshell and copper (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall (case closed): 35 mm x 108 mm x 40 mm, 0.108kg
- type:
- opera glasses
- credit:
- Wellcome Trustees
Parts
Imitation leather case for expanding opera glasses
- Materials:
- leatherette , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , balsa (wood) , paper (fibre product) , textile , felt and tortoiseshell
- Object Number:
- 1997-1924/2
- type:
- opera glasses
