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What is the value of lemaire opera glasses from paris. The objective lenses are about 26 mm diameter and the optics are good. French leatherbrass opera glasses by le maire fabt, paris. Lemaire paris opera glasses mother of pearl binoculars rhett. The glasses seem to be bronze with motherofpearl around the lenses, but thats just a guess on my part.
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