A set of Carl Zeiss Jena Jenoptem 7 x 50W black binoculars belonging to Stan Mellor MBE, stamped STAN MELLOR and his telephone number LAMBOURN 71485
£400 - £600
A set of Carl Zeiss Jena Jenoptem 7 x 50W black binoculars belonging to Stan Mellor MBE, stamped STAN MELLOR and his telephone number LAMBOURN 71485 to the body and numbered 4494233, bearing racecourse tags for Hereford racecourse 9th April 1994 no.1751, Ascot Races owners and trainers stand 28th October 1995 no.C17, Newbury racecourse members enclosure 13th November 1996 no.145, Ludlow racecourse 23rd February 1999, in a fitted brown leather case; sold together with various other sets of binoculars including Panorama 8.30 field small black binoculars with brown leather case with tags for Kempton Park 20th October 1990 no.66, Wincanton racecourse 24th October 2004 no.0300, SP racecourse association 4th December 1993 no.93 and Sandown Park 24th April no.0030; Carl Zeiss Jena Jenopten 10 x 50W black binoculars no.125540 with black leather case, left lens damaged; Bausch & Lomb 6 x 30 binoculars, stamped with War Department arrow and ser.273436 with brown leather case and racecourse tags for Ascot Races owners and trainers stand 12th January and 13th October 1979, Redcar race club 2nd August 1979 no. 194 and 25th September 1981 no.131, Racecourse Association Limited 7th April 1979; Carl Zeiss Jena Deltrintem black 8 x 30; Wolf black 10 x 30 no.65914 with racecourse tags for Newbury racecourse trainers guest no.440, Ascot owners and trainers stand no.C089 26th July and no.C90 22nd November 2002, Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe 13th October 2000 block F seat 912, together with five further miscellaneous sets of binoculars, each set with wear, surface scratches and dents, cases worn and damage apparent, sets have not been tested, (11) Provenance: The Stan Mellor Collection