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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 62728, member: 360"]The lenses are in very good condition. There's a TEENY chip on one of them, but it's right in the corner so it doesn't affect vision at all. I pulled them out, dusted them, put them back in. Nice and clean, now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I seriously considered passing on these, because of the chip. But it was really the only blemish, and it didn't affect their use or condition at all. And I KNEW I'd never get another chance to get another pair like this, in this condition, for this price, ever! So I just jumped on it. </p><p><br /></p><p>The focus wheel and the glasses slide and focus very smoothly. The handle swivels smoothly and extends and retracts just the same. All the MOP is firm and unshifting.</p><p><br /></p><p>A near-identical pair by the same company was dated to the 1870s, so I figure these come from around that period as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>The blue carry-pouch is original to the glasses, as far as I know. I sewed up one or two loose seams, but other than that, didn't do anything else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 62728, member: 360"]The lenses are in very good condition. There's a TEENY chip on one of them, but it's right in the corner so it doesn't affect vision at all. I pulled them out, dusted them, put them back in. Nice and clean, now :) I seriously considered passing on these, because of the chip. But it was really the only blemish, and it didn't affect their use or condition at all. And I KNEW I'd never get another chance to get another pair like this, in this condition, for this price, ever! So I just jumped on it. The focus wheel and the glasses slide and focus very smoothly. The handle swivels smoothly and extends and retracts just the same. All the MOP is firm and unshifting. A near-identical pair by the same company was dated to the 1870s, so I figure these come from around that period as well. The blue carry-pouch is original to the glasses, as far as I know. I sewed up one or two loose seams, but other than that, didn't do anything else.[/QUOTE]
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