![]() ![]() ![]() A Pair Of French Giltmetal Enamel And Mother Of Pearl Mounted. French pink enamel with flower motif opera glasses with mother of Pearl barrels the eyepieces signed Lemaire F Paris. Buyer allows the Seller to reclaim and resell all items not removed in the agreed date and time without refund to buyer. Sold for £440 at John Nicholsons, November 2021. The Seller may exercise legal action against the buyer for violation of terms agreed to in this contract. ![]() " Founded by Abraham Kershaw (1861-1929) in Leeds in 1888, manufacturing and repairing scientific equipment began to produce photographic equipment in early 1900s moved to large site in Harehills Lane, Leeds in 1916 set up Kershaw Projector Company, in 1917, handling marketing of projectors and cine equipment, later becoming Kalee Limited following first world war established strong links with Marion and Company 1921 joined amalgamation 'Paget Photographic Manufacturers Ltd', diverting part of their manufacturing to producing Apem and Soho cameras Kershaws left the APM group in 1928 but continued to manufacture and sell cameras through its dominant partnership in the successor company Soho Ltd manufactured binoculars and optical equipment during second world war subsiduary Kalee Ltd linked with Gaumont British Group to become GB-Kalee Limited Kershaws continued to manufacture cameras post war but was taken over by British Optical and Precision Engineers Limited (BOPE), a subsiduary of the Rank Organisation, in 1947 shortly after Rank and Gaumont British ordered Kershaws to concentrate on manufacture of cinema projection equipment and drop production of binoculars and cameras company declined, with Rank selling off a lot of plant in early 1960s, until only a caretaker was employed by 1981. A pair of 19th Century Le Maire French Paris Ormolu and Green Enamel Opera Glasses. The small binoculars date to the late 19th century and were crafted at the height of the Belle poque in gilt metal and mother of pearl by Lemaire of Paris. ![]()
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