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Circa: 1850s+
Condition: Used
Size: 7/8" x 1/2"
Country of Origin: France
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For the Stanhope collector, a bone binoculars with multiple scenes of Paris landmarks. In good condition with brass wire loop. These are late 19th early 20th century scenes.
For the new to Stanhope collector: the name STANHOPE is after Charles Stanhope (English, 1753-1816). His invention was a very (very) small glass-cylinder-lens with a micro picture thus allowing very small objects to contain a tiny picture (and even more than one). After the photographic proccess was mature (in the 1850s) the stanhopes started to conatin small real photos.
These were a very popular souvenir item made up until the mid 20th century. |
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