Featured French binoculars

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by Cassy, Aug 4, 2019.

  1. Cassy

    Cassy Well-Known Member

    F1F0F6CF-B6E8-412E-8156-47D759F6C90C.jpeg 833CF2DE-1875-448B-A25B-9191AAFC6621.jpeg hi all
    Looking for help ageing and information on maker of these small binoculars please cheers
     
    Cassy, Aug 4, 2019
    #1 + Quote Reply
    Christmasjoy, Sandra and scoutshouse like this.
  2. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Made by LeMetrez, Paris, about 1910, typically called opera glasses, Fabt. means maker in this context, abbreviated of course.
     
    afantiques, Aug 4, 2019
    #2 + Quote Reply
    Christmasjoy, kyratango, sabre123 and 2 others like this.
  3. Cassy

    Cassy Well-Known Member

    Hi when I type into google lemetrez nothing comes up are they quite rare ?
     
    Cassy, Aug 4, 2019
    #3 + Quote Reply
  4. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Nothing from France google either:(
    Just a lambda maker...
    Ingenieur Chevallier and Meyrowitz were famous:)
     
    kyratango, Aug 4, 2019
    #4 + Quote Reply
  5. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Hi when I type into google lemetrez nothing comes up are they quite rare

    More likely quite minor maker, that no one has bothered to mention on the internet. Often when things do not show up it is because no one cares enough to upload someting about them.

    At least they have a mention now.
     
    afantiques, Aug 4, 2019
    #5 + Quote Reply
    BoudiccaJones, Christmasjoy, Mansons2005 and 1 other person like this.
  6. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    If you're really super curious, you can go to https://gallica.bnf.fr/ and search on: LeMetrez jumelles

    There are 59 hits. I don't know if any are truly about a company that made binoculars.

    I save my slogging through French/google translate for cameos. :p
     
    Jivvy, Aug 4, 2019
    #6 + Quote Reply
    patd8643, kyratango and Christmasjoy like this.
  7. lvetterli

    lvetterli Well-Known Member

    Oh, goodness! My aunt and uncle had season's tickets to the Greek Theater outside of Griffith Park. Quite frequently my aunt would take me or my sister with them for the evening, picnic dinner in the park and then walk to "The Greek" and settle in for the show. There was always, always a lovely lady down front renting opera glasses. Her voice would carry and I can still hear it: AHPERRRA GLAHSSES, AHPERRRA GLAHSSES! The r was rolled and the a was ah. Saw "Swan Lake" multiple times, bunches of other really wonderful productions. The best was Neil Diamond: Hot August Nights!

    Linda
     
    lvetterli, Aug 4, 2019
    #7 + Quote Reply
    Fid and kyratango like this.
  8. Sedona

    Sedona Well-Known Member

    They look very similar to a Paris Opera House set of binoculars I have from that era. I wonder if they have the same manufacturer.
     
    Sedona, Aug 4, 2019
    #8 + Quote Reply
  9. Sedona

    Sedona Well-Known Member

    Sedona, Aug 4, 2019
    #9 + Quote Reply
  10. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    springfld.arsenal, Aug 4, 2019
    #10 + Quote Reply
  11. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    @Sedona the one on eBay says "lemaire" not "lemetrez".
     
    wiscbirddog, Aug 4, 2019
    #11 + Quote Reply
    kyratango likes this.
Draft saved Draft deleted
Similar Threads: French binoculars
Forum Title Date
Antique Discussion French Binoculars Jun 6, 2019
Antique Discussion 1900s French Tri-Focal Binoculars. Manufactured by Colmont. May 21, 2017
Antique Discussion Antique French Binoculars. Victorian Era (?) Nov 5, 2015
Antique Discussion Purpose of French Boulle Box 19 minutes ago
Antique Discussion Thrift find - large old horse head - french restaurant's advertising they sell horse meat? Sep 22, 2023

Share This Page