![]() See the photos all the way below on the left. #Opera glasses in use movie#On eBay, in 2014, I found images of a Tasco "The Living Daylights" branded packaging, but I couldn't find anything about it since and I wasn't sure if this was fan made or an actual movie tie-in release from 1987. It's not quite clear which would have been the exact packaging from the film. The variations also come in a variety of packagings. There might be many more model variations than the three models I have - for example there is a special edition that is branded with the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976, but that one would not have been in the Bond film as it has a bright yellow cover with Olympics logo instead of the black fake croc leather. The main thing is to look for is the more rectangular or rounded body: both used by Dalton are the more rounded model.Ī picture says more than a 1000 words, so check the images on the left to compare the models and see the ones used by Bond. So whichever of these two you get (or already have), in a way they are both correct. So perhaps the prop department had different models laying around (probably without even realising it) or Dalton used a different pair during different takes or during a promotional photoshoot or the deleted scened. opening button on bottom part of glasses The glasses in the behind-the-scenes photo: So which model is Bond using? Based on the screenshots and the behind-the-scenes photo from the film, we are able to see some of the key elements, but strangely enough, he seems to use a different pair in the film compared to the model in the behind-the-scenes shot. white packaging with red and blue tasco logo yellow packaging with ballet performance square body compared to rounder body shape croc leather pattern or finer grain pattern on black leather opening button on the top or the bottom of the device ![]() black plastic or metal rings around objective lens on front black plastic or metal rings around ocular lens on back black leather covered back or bare metal plaque with "tasco" logo or "Coated Lens" on the back I ordered 3 different models and they had these variations: The glasses have been produced for many years and although they are mostly the same, there are some differences in the models over the years. The model number is "#540" or "#540 chic." What to look for when buying Tasco binoculars from the film This image is possibly taken during a deleted scene from the Tram / Pushkin scene, when Bond wears a black necktie and white buttoned shirt. ![]() But in another behind-the-scenes image (thanks to for that image) he holds the glasses the correct way. But the Tasco logo on the front is up side down and the focus ring would then be at the bottom of the device, which is not ideal. In the movie, James Bond holds the glasses up side down, although this doesn't matter for the glasses, they would still work that way. With the glasses he also catches a first glance of cellist Kara Milovy (Maryam d'Abo), who's playing the cello during the concert. To take a closer look at Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé), a Soviet general, he uses the Tasco Folding Opera Glasses Binoculars. Bond joins his local ally Saunders, Head of Station V (Vienna) in a balcony box. James Bond visits a symphony performance in 'Bratislava, Czechoslovakia'. The type with long handles favoured in France and Austria were known as lorgnettes, and early 19th century satires featured the use of opera glasses to glimpse details of ladies' dress on stage that would not otherwise have been so evident.In the first (post-credits) scene of The Living Daylights (1987), James Bond (Timothy Dalton) uses a pair of Tasco Folding Opera Glasses Binoculars. By the mid 19th century opera glasses were an essential accessory for the fashionable theatregoer, and to satisfy the demand manufacturers produced a range of beautifully made and exquisitely decorated models. Opera glasses were improved in Paris in 1825 with Pierre Lemière's invention of a central focus wheel with two eye tubes that could be adjusted simultaneously. The earliest type of binocular opera glasses began to appear in the early 19th century, and the optician Johann Friedrich Voigtlander produced a type in Vienna that was essentially two telescopes bridged together, focused independently by individual draw tubes. ![]() During the 18th century prosperous theatregoers could buy a long, collapsible type of telescope known as an Opera Glass to help them see performances on stage. ![]()
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