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Collapsible Galilean Binoculars
Signature | BTE SGDG, France | |||||
Date | Late 1800s | |||||
Dimensions | English | Metric | ||||
Main Tube Diameter | 1.4in | 35mm | ||||
Open Length | 2.1in | 54mm | ||||
Closed Length | 4.4in | 112mm | ||||
Inter-Pupilary Distance | 2.5in | 63mm | ||||
Objective Clear Aperture Diameter | 1.2in | 30mm | ||||
Description |
This pair of binocular opera glasses is unusual in that it collapses and stores as a single cylinder. For storage, both eye lenses as well as the frame and focusing mechanism are inserted into the two barrels of the binoculars. These two barrels then combine into a single cylinder. |
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