Refracting terrestrial telescope by Mann & Ayscough
- maker:
- James Mann & james Ayscough
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Refracting terrestrial telescope by Mann & Ayscough, London, c.1745. 3-draw, object glass 1/2 inch, brass mounts, sliding dustcaps at both ends, body covered in red shagreen, tubes in green vellum. Stamped in gold "Mann & Ayscough London".
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1920-467
- Materials:
- vellum, box (wood), wood, copper (alloy), fish skin, cardboard, gold leaf, paint and glass
- Measurements:
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overall (closed): x 240 mm x , 40 mm, .22kg
- credit:
- Court, Thomas Henry
