Reminding us of the kind of kids’ storybook viewer into which slot circular wheels of film frames, this similar retro feel device likewise features two eyepieces, and indeed two lenses. Where it ...

Most people rarely give a second thought to opera glasses. You may have seen them in movies, or perhaps you remember seeing a pair of them in the home of an elderly family member, having belonged to ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s not the gilt-detailed craftsmanship or the age of the small, brass, black-enameled binoculars that might fetch a French Quarter antique gallery’s asking price of $795,000. It’s ...

This is a brass instrument with cylindrical barrels, a shiny black handle, and a black center focus. The objective lenses are 25 mm in diameter. The length is 4.5 cm closed. One eyecup is marked ...