Achromatic prospect glass telescope

Made:
1794-1823 in Cornhill
maker:
Thomas Blunt
Achromatic prospect glass telescope, silver-plated brass

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Achromatic prospect glass telescope, silver-plated brass
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Achromatic prospect glass telescope, silver-plated brass, two-draw tube with ivory covering, incomplete (objective lens missing), by Thomas Blunt, London, England, 1794-1823

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1917-47
Materials:
ivory, brass (copper, zinc alloy), silver plated and glass
Measurements:
overall: 83 mm, 42 mm, .056kg
type:
opera glass, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry