Opera glasses in an evening handbag, in a leather case with an overlay of white metal on the top, shaped like a flower garland. A narrow strip of yellow metal with eyepieces at the edges, a rack mechanism, and a foldable frame with the lenses located between the two covers of the case, covered with brown leather. The horizontal covers upon opening are put at an angle to each other. When open, the device has the form of a truncated pyramid. The handle is made of chain.
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