Made in Germany.

[diggummup]

What is it? It opens and closes and it has an attached brass square that flips down.It has two brass squares that are not attached.(Pic.3 shows one brass square out of it,the other fell into a box and i've yet to dig it out.)
closed

open

open with brass square out of it


Any ideas? Pocket picture or stamp holder? It is marked Made in Germany.

 

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[diggummup]

Here is another photo-

 

[Montana Jim]

Interesting...

 

[aa battery]

Could it be a case for micro film just a wild guess 8) AA

 

[able_walker]

Maybe some sort of accessory piece for a camera or some other optical device,the outside material looks similar to the stuff they use on zeiss binoculars.Just a wild guess.

 

[CodyCat Borat]

It's a broken opera glass case.

 

[Lafitte]

Obviously an early 007 secret signalling device. The brass looks kinda shiny.
If not, it could be a stamp collector's carrier.

 

[re-tek]

i say camera gear. i've seen some cooky devices before so you could look at your shot in a "frame" before you snap it. i cant explain the extra brass square though. does it prop it up in any way?

 

[diggummup]

i say camera gear. i've seen some cooky devices before so you could look at your shot in a "frame" before you snap it. i cant explain the extra brass square though. does it prop it up in any way?

The one square that it permanently attached folds down in either direction to "prop it up",(not.pic.3 and 4) although I don't know if that is it's primary finction.It has 2 brass squares not attached,(one shown in pic.3) I have to find the other one.

It's a broken opera glass case.

It's not broken (whatever it is),way too small (thin) for an opera glass case.

Maybe some sort of accessory piece for a camera or some other optical device,the outside material looks similar to the stuff they use on zeiss binoculars.Just a wild guess.

It's actually a dark green leather coating.

 

[CRUSADER]

Magic trick

 

[dg39]

I have see small ladies pocket watches encased in this type of item. Open the case to show the face.
but it may be to shallow for that. Just a thought.
DG

 

[diggummup]

I have see small ladies pocket watches encased in this type of item. Open the case to show the face.
but it may be to shallow for that. Just a thought.
DG

Yes very thin,only about 1/8" thick.

Magic trick

Hmmm?

 

[silverswede]

Maybe a thingy the rich and famous use to snort a line of cocaine off of.

 

[Montana Jim]

Two-condom pocket keeper... beats that funny round mark on a wallet.

 

[diggummup]

Darn it! I saw Jim's name and thought he figured it out! Not enough open space inside to fit a condom though. Is it true? Have I stumped the Tnet crew!? Tell me it isn't so!

 

[Montana Jim]

Darn it! I saw Jim's name and thought he figured it out! Not enough open space inside to fit a condom though. Is it true? Have I stumped the Tnet crew!? Tell me it isn't so!

I really have no idea what it is... probebly some not often seen victorian vanity item - prolly only a handful still around and nobody knows what it is.

CharlieP will probebly know right away...

 

[warsawdaddy]

Are the brass squares equal in size?

 

[gods country girl]

cigar cutter??

 

[Montana Jim]

brass plate dimensions please?

 

[Montana Jim]

I sent an email to:

THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORICAL ORGANIZATION

... and asked if this was camera paraphernalia... we'll see.