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Most antique opera glasses like yours sell today for $100 to $200. Many American opticians ordered opera glasses from France but marked them with their own name. It is also likely that the glasses were sold by Hirsch, Kahn & Co., but were manufactured by another firm, probably a French one. So the “89” engraved on your glasses probably means that the glasses were purchased and engraved as a gift in 1889. was in existence for only 10 years, from 1886 to 1896.
There’s an engraving on the front plate that says, “Frank to Kate, 89.”Ī: Opera glasses were very popular during the 19th century, when theater and opera played a larger part in the public’s social life than they have since the advent of movies and television. The barrels, eyepieces and focus knob are mother-of-pearl. “Hirsch, Kahn & Co.” is also imprinted on the eyepieces.
The glasses were made by “Hirsch, Kahn & Co., Manufacturing Opticians, 333 Kearny St., San Francisco.” That’s what’s embossed on the inside of the lid of the black leather case they came in. I hope you can tell me something about their history and value. Q: I recently acquired a pair of antique opera glasses.
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