oldypigeonpopper Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 hello, While perusing Oxford market i noticed the above as i seem to have mislaid my pair of binoculars, anyway these turned out to be Made in Japan, called Scope Over Fields Model 3831, 9 X 35, what is interesting there are 2 labels from Saturday July 13th 1968 and Saturday July 12th 1969 in the Newbury Club Stand for Gentlemen which i presume is Newbury Horse Racing Course, are these VIP complimentary tickets ? then i wonder who the VIP was ??, would they be made for Horse racing ?, they are in very good order with a beautiful square leather case, any thoughts PW ?, as it happens i found my old pair 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 34 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, While perusing Oxford market i noticed the above as i seem to have mislaid my pair of binoculars, anyway these turned out to be Made in Japan, called Scope Over Fields Model 3831, 9 X 35, what is interesting there are 2 labels from Saturday July 13th 1968 and Saturday July 12th 1969 in the Newbury Club Stand for Gentlemen which i presume is Newbury Horse Racing Course, are these VIP complimentary tickets ? then i wonder who the VIP was ??, would they be made for Horse racing ?, they are in very good order with a beautiful square leather case, any thoughts PW ?, as it happens i found my old pair 🙄 any pics ...sounds interewsting.......never know might have been a freebee for the aga -khan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted October 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, ditchman said: any pics ...sounds interewsting.......never know might have been a freebee for the aga -khan hello, thats my downfall sorry , not good on photos, 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, thats my downfall sorry , not good on photos, 🙄 well draw us a picture then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted October 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 2 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, While perusing Oxford market i noticed the above as i seem to have mislaid my pair of binoculars, anyway these turned out to be Made in Japan, called Scope Over Fields Model 3831, 9 X 35, what is interesting there are 2 labels from Saturday July 13th 1968 and Saturday July 12th 1969 in the Newbury Club Stand for Gentlemen which i presume is Newbury Horse Racing Course, are these VIP complimentary tickets ? then i wonder who the VIP was ??, would they be made for Horse racing ?, they are in very good order with a beautiful square leather case, any thoughts PW ?, as it happens i found my old pair 🙄 ebay has some at £54 and £30 but not in such good condition and provenance with horse racing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted October 20, 2023 Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 Unusual size. Ross of London used to make a 9x35 model until about the mid 1960’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted October 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2023 9 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: ebay has some at £54 and £30 but not in such good condition and provenance with horse racing hello, i am going to contact newbury race course and see if they can say who might be the vip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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