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The clasp on the original case also has the bee logo. Opera glasses, also known as theater binoculars or galilean binoculars, are compact, lowpower optical magnification devices, usually used at performance events, whose name is derived from traditional use of binoculars at opera performances. Ive been researching the lemaire firm and have found out that the firm was begun in. The binoculars are marked lemaire fabt paris on each eyepiece with the small bee logo. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles.
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On the eyepieces they both read, lemarie fabt but the t is shorter than the other letters in fabt and has a line under it. The binoculars measure approximately 3 width x 3 length when fully extended. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on lemaire history, lemaire ancestory, and lemaire family connections. Wwi us army afs american field service story and history book.
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