Object Details
- Lemaire
- Description
- The mother of pearl eyecups are marked “LEMAIRE FABT * PARIS *.” The objective lenses are about 26 mm diameter and the optics are good. The frame is a gilt metal. The barrels and central focus wheel are covered with mother of pearl. The number “61” appears on the central brace as does the Lemaire logo, an image of a bee. The carrying case is black leather with a red silk lining.
- Jacques Lemaire began making opera glasses in 1847 and was soon a major manufacturer noted using mechanization, division of labor and interchangeable parts. M.J.B. Baille joined the firm in 1871, and took charge in 1885.
- Ref: Nicholas Gilman, A Dividend to Labor: A Study of Employers’ Welfare Institutions (Boston and New York, 1899), pp. 297–304.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Jane and Mary Henle
- 1850-1900
- ID Number
- PH.336802
- catalog number
- 336802
- accession number
- 1978.2216
- Object Name
- opera glasses
- Measurements
- closed: 1 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 3.81 cm x 5.715 cm
- overall: 2 7/8 in x 4 3/8 in x 2 in; 7.3025 cm x 11.1125 cm x 5.08 cm
- place made
- France: Île-de-France, Paris
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- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Science & Mathematics
- Optics
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1456701
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-0fa9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
