binoculars

[kevin beeversParticipant @kevinbeevers61752]

hi every one and a happy new year to you.

i have been up in my fathers loft and i came across these he has no idea where they have come from and doesent recall him even getting them,so here they are.it says le jockey club paris, and like a little rose,i cant see any date on them they are bad condition picks in album still wont get them here

kevin

[kevin beeversParticipant @kevinbeevers61752]

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Hi Kevin

I recall a couple of pairs like that many years ago when I was a lad ( no many,many years ago!)

They were fairly low power binoculars and the description from my Mum was, I think, "opera glasses." That might tie in with your " jockey" marking as they could also be used at the races. Either way not in the same league as the light weight binoculars produced today – I had a pocket sized pair of Olympus 8×25 as a birthday gift from my youngest – amazing clarity! I guess, as in so many fields, all the processes have been mechanised and improved.

Norman

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Look like Opera Glasses to me. I doubt they're worth much, but you never know!

Dave

NJH types faster than me!

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 02/01/2017 19:51:33

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