Subject: Opera glasses

Billhead for Levy, Dreyfus & Co., importers and manufacturers located at No. 11 Maiden Lane, New York, New York. Dated October 27, 1883, this bill displays an itemized list of goods purchased by William Hunt, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The bill lists a variety of goods including watch parts, eyeglasses, opera glasses, and “look keys”, indicating that the business sold various optical and watch-related items. The billhead notes that the business is the sole agent for Eureka Watch Dials, and a manufacturer of Imperial Spectacles and Eye Glasses.

Pair of opera glasses, measuring 5" x 5" x 2-1/2", crafted from mother-of-pearl. The glasses are marked "Prize Medal Opera Glasses, H. Waldstein, New York." Henry Waldstein was a Jewish immigrant who commenced work as an optician in New York City around 1840, according to the Smithsonian Institution. Circa 1880.