Lot 256
Stanhope - Miniature Pendant Shaped Like Binoculars – Illustrations of the Tomb of Rachel and the Western Wall
Stanhope, miniature pendant shaped like binoculars. [Europe, beginning of 20th century].
Bakelite; copper.
Miniature pendant for a necklace. Two separate pictures can be viewed through the binocular lenses – The Tomb of Rachel can be seen from one lens and people praying near the Western Wall can be seen from the other. Apparently, it was produced in Europe and sold in Eretz Israel as a tourist souvenir.
The Stanhope, an optical devices that enable the viewing of microphotographs without using a microscope, was invnted in 1857 by René Dagron.
Size: 1.5X2.5 cm.
