Lemaire opera glasses with image of a bee
date: label: date made
content: 1895-1905
notes: label: Description
content: This is a heavy brass instrument with pearl on the barrels, center focus and eyecups. The barrels are flared. The objective lenses are 38 mm diameter. The length is 6.7 cm closed. The eyecups are marked “LEMAIRE FT * PARIS*.” An image of a bee, the company logo, appears on the center crosspiece as does the number “63.”
label: Description
content: Jacques Lemaire began making opera glasses in 1847 and was soon a major manufacturer known for his use of mechanization, division of labor and interchangeable parts.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Optics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Marion Ross
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.257266.011
label: catalog number
content: 257266.011
label: accession number
content: 257266
objectType: label: Object Name
content: opera glasses
label: Object Type
content: opera glasses
label: Other Terms
content: opera glasses; Opticals; Accessories Carried; Female
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: shell, mother-of-pearl (overall material)