Opera Glasses
notes: label: Description
content: Each eyecup of these opera glasses is marked “SPORTIERE * PARIS *” and the words “MADE IN FRANCE” appear on the back side of the crosspiece at the eye end. The objective lenses are about 30 mm diameter. The barrels are covered with celluloid.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
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content: Science & Mathematics
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content: Optics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Dadie and Norman Perlov
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0098.1656
label: catalog number
content: 2006.0098.1656
label: accession number
content: 2006.0098
objectType: label: Object Name
content: opera glasses
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cellulose nitrate (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 4 in x 3 in; 3.81 cm x 10.16 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 3 15/16 in x 2 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 10.00125 cm x 6.35 cm