Hand Held Brass Binoculars barware A wonderful crab made from

A wonderful crab made from continental silver

000 feet per minute and was also famous for its ability to rapidly rotate from takeoff to climb almost vertically from the runway

Also has original retailers mark for Kirby Beard & Co who had started as a pin and needle manufacturer but by the beginning of the twentieth century were also well known to the wealthy who would 'seek out the name Kirby Beard as a supplier of luxury accessories and jewellery'

The case has an unusual feature in that there are straps positioned internally under the handle designed to hold an umbrella

25 cm/3⅝ inches x 3

Hand Held Brass Binoculars barware A wonderful crab made fromA smart set of polished brass hand held binoculars by L. Petit of Paris, France. With 2 inch diameter objective lenses and shaped cups on the eye pieces. Circa 1905. Stamped with the British ordinance broad arrow mark, serial no. and 'S. 3' (grade marking used in WWI for the type and quality of the binocular; in this case 'high grade Galilean'). Dimensions: (binocular not extended) 15. 5 cm 6 inches (length) x 13. 5 cm 5 inches (width).