single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass)

Made:: 1745-1755 in England

maker:: Unattributed

single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass), 1-draw tube

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single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass), 1-draw tube
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single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass), 1-draw tube, ivory mounts, green shagreen covered, red leather tube stamped with gold tooled ornament, probably English, unsigned, c.1750

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1919-317

Materials:: ivory, shagreen, leather, glass, paper, cardboard and lignum vitae (wood)

Measurements:: overall: x 67 mm x , 38 mm, .04kg

type:: opera glass, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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single opera glass (prospect glass; spy glass)

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