Featured 1885 Le Maire Theater Glasses

Well that too, but more surprised, first. 'Cause I'm only a n00bie here...

 

For the ebay glasses $60 sounds about right. They may have fetched more if offered internationally.

 

I love my brown leather clad Lemaire with case. I have used them at plays, concerts and many indoor events. Mine are not as elegant as yours, but their size and condition make them perfect for such events.

--- Susan

 

Oh I definitely intend to use these. I'll take 'em along to the next theater-performance I go to. Or even to the cinema depending on the seat-allocation.

 

I have recently purchased a pair just like this with a case. There are no markings of a bee, only a small number 2 that is partially hidden under the one eye piece. The case though including latch matches other listings for Lemaire Opera glasses. The top of the eye piece you look through has nothing written on it and doesn't look like it ever did. They are in good shape and it doesn't appear to have worn off. I have been trying to look up if there were other makers of French opera glasses with other of pearl inlays or would it have only been Lemaire?

 

Hah! LOADS of manufacturers made MoP opera-glasses. They're almost the most common type you can find. The material they're made of is no way of finding out who made them.

LeMaire was one of the better know manufacturers though.

 

HEY!!!!! ALL of Shangas's images are X'd out on MY computer.....anybody got a reason WHY????? HATE to miss out on the fun!!!!

 

Mine as well - I have a feeling that his photos are hosted elsewhere and the connection is no longer in place. I still don't understand why folks don't use the drag and drop method, but to each his own...........................

 

He (Shangas) usually posts directly............!

 

I think that was his very first post?

 

Oh stop being such crybabies...here's the opera glasses:



And here's most of the rest of my collection:

 

I don't see any of your pics.
Just Xs.

 

Weird!
All I can see in edit is the

 

Hi I have pair of theatre glasses it has 835 on nose piece it's in a fantastic condition I just need to know where do I check for any other markings to determine how old it is or where it comes from. Nathan

 

Hi I have pair of theatre glasses it has 835 on nose piece it's in a fantastic condition I just need to know where do I check for any other markings to determine how old it is or where it comes from. Nathan

 

The most obvious place to find markings is on the eyepieces. That usually has stuff like company name, address, or retailers' details.

If not, then check the bridge. There'll be things on there like company logos etc.

A butterfly indicates LeMaire.
A C inside a six-point star is Colmont.

There were other symbols. I don't remember them all so late at night...

Are the opera glasses silver? If so, 835 might be the purity of the silver (83.5%).

Any photographs of the opera glasses? They might help...

 

Welcome!

 

And if any of had bothered or better....REMEMBERED!!!....to look at the date of Shangas' original posting......it was in 2015.....no wonder the images were missing!!!!! HAHAHA!!!! Weird, but the posting date is one of the last things I usually look at......old habits are hard to break!!!!!

 

I saw but wasn’t here then. I refrained from liking the whole first page though.

 

Hi Chang