Vintage early 20th c. opera glasses, steel and ‘mother of pearl’ (acetate?) dim

Vintage early 20th c. opera glasses, steel and 'mother of pearl' (acetate?) dim

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Small opera glasses.   some rust, loss of paint.  A bit cloudy.  Acetate coverings faded or cosmetically deteriorated, unevenly with age.  Action fairly smooth but crude and a little wonky.  Overall quite crudely made, and a bit bent

 

   Early 20th c. I would guess.  1920s or 30s.   Acetate type material in mother of pearl look cover them.  

 

  They have never been an expensive pair.  I wonder if they were the kind you hired by putting a coin in a slot in a holder on the back of the chair.   Perhaps someone forgot to put them back

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Category: Cameras and Photography:Telescopes and Binoculars:Binoculars and Monoculars
Location: Fife