I came across a pair of interesting opera glasses on ebay that I thought Naomi might like. I bought it for $9.99 along with an old Russian camera lens that was shipped all the way from Belarus.

The binoculars look like they could be from the 50’s and the only markings on them are “ROW Rathenow Theastar Opera Glasses”. There isn’t much information online about the glasses except that they are made by Busch Rathenow in Rathenow, Germany. They were a company which was renowned for making tank binoculars during WWII. These glasses, however, are on the opposite end of the spectrum. It makes me wonder what operas or theatrical plays these might have seen and who they belonged too.