opera glasses; Opticals; Accessories Carried; Female
Place made:
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Date made:
1900-1924
Description:
This is a brass instrument with pearl on the barrels, eyecups and center focus. The objective lenses are 28 mm in diameter. The length is 5.4 cm closed. The eyecups are marked “M. BERTIER FABT / PARIS.”
These probably date from the second half of the nineteenth century, but Bertier has not yet been identified.