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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 62964, member: 111&quot;]Lovely opera glasses.&nbsp; Not really sure dating by an online sales description is trustworthy (suspect others could be found with different dating), little change in opera glasses over decades, but seem to recall the telescoping handles as appearing fairly late in the 19th century, though it&#039;s been a while since researching a pair like this - and while the pouch may be original, it&#039;s a very simple form and unless bearing a label or perhaps shown/described in period advertising, would be a hard call to determine if offered at purchase or made up later...&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl</p><p><br /></p><p>This pair, with no more reliable dating than most any other sales description, says &#039;early 1900s&#039;: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Opera-Theatre-Glasses-Bonoculars-Mother-of-Pearl-Iris-Paris-French-1900s-/161712922166?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&amp;hash=item25a6d75e36&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpSDAzFkOKX667TL9gimJiWOfYo%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Opera-Theatre-Glasses-Bonoculars-Mother-of-Pearl-Iris-Paris-French-1900s-/161712922166?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&amp;hash=item25a6d75e36&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpSDAzFkOKX667TL9gimJiWOfYo%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Opera-Theatre-Glasses-Bonoculars-Mother-of-Pearl-Iris-Paris-French-1900s-/161712922166?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&amp;hash=item25a6d75e36&amp;nma=true&amp;si=UpSDAzFkOKX667TL9gimJiWOfYo%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And this pair, described as 1900-1940:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-opera-glasses-Mother-of-pearl-clad-gilt-Iris-Paris-binoculars-/271901848773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&amp;hash=item3f4e9cf4c5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-opera-glasses-Mother-of-pearl-clad-gilt-Iris-Paris-binoculars-/271901848773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&amp;hash=item3f4e9cf4c5" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-opera-glasses-Mother-of-pearl-clad-gilt-Iris-Paris-binoculars-/271901848773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&amp;hash=item3f4e9cf4c5</a></p><p><br /></p><p>1908 ad for Iris opera glasses:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]16216[/ATTACH] </p><p>1909 ad for LeMaire opera glasses with similar handle:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]16217[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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