Spyglass telescope with shagreen covered tube
- Made:
- 1760-1795 in Fleet Street
- maker:
- George Adams
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Achromatic spyglass (terrestrial) telescope, two-draw, leather and shagreen tube with brass fittings, by George Adams the younger, London, England 1760-1795
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1918-143
- Materials:
- shagreen, leather, paper (fibre product), wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
- Measurements:
-
overall (closed): 190 mm 35 mm,
overall weight: .125kg
- credit:
- Court, Thomas Henry
