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Title: Lemaire binoculars from Grandma. ..
Post by: birdfan on April 22, 2014, 03:56:25 PM
Hello...back with questions about these cool binoculars from my Dad/Grandma.  The say on them Lemaire Fabt Paris. Any further information on them for myself...A novice!

Thanks!
Title: Re: Lemaire binoculars from Grandma. ..
Post by: frogpatch on April 22, 2014, 05:40:12 PM
How big are they? They look like opera glasses but not as fancy as I have seen
Title: Re: Lemaire binoculars from Grandma. ..
Post by: birdfan on April 22, 2014, 06:00:19 PM
They approx 6 in tall and 5 in at the widest point. R they binoculars or opera glasses? How do you tell the difference?
Title: Re: Lemaire binoculars from Grandma. ..
Post by: mart on April 22, 2014, 07:13:45 PM
I thought opera glasses too but these seem too large for that !!
Title: Re: Lemaire binoculars from Grandma. ..
Post by: mart on April 22, 2014, 07:19:28 PM
https://www.google.com/#q=lemaire+paris+opera+glasses

I think these are binoculars but they look older than the ones on this page !! You can look through all these but I would try to find a forum on them and ask about rarity !! Don`t clean them or anything till you find out more !!
Title: Re: Lemaire binoculars from Grandma. ..
Post by: gg27 on April 22, 2014, 07:22:33 PM
They are field glasses.  Lemaire is the most common maker I've seen.  GG
Title: Re: Lemaire binoculars from Grandma. ..
Post by: birdfan on April 22, 2014, 08:16:27 PM
They look more like the Lemaire civil war binoculars I have seen on google. Very cool to have something this old!
Title: Re: Lemaire binoculars from Grandma. ..
Post by: mart on April 23, 2014, 11:26:11 AM
Saw those too !!  Could be !!
Title: Re: Lemaire binoculars from Grandma. ..
Post by: Ipcress on April 23, 2014, 11:56:46 AM
Quote from: gg27 on April 22, 2014, 07:22:33 PM
They are field glasses.  Lemaire is the most common maker I've seen.  GG

Yes. Multi purpose. Sometimes used at the races, sometimes for orienteering, usually as cheap military aids and particularly WWI.

Early 20th.