telescope (prospect glass; spyglass) 1-draw tube

Made:
1745-1755 in England
maker:
Unattributed
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telescope (prospect glass; spyglass) 1-draw tube, with green shagreen covered body, green leather draw tube, horn ferrules and fittings, shutters on eyepiece and main objective lens, unsigned, probably English, c.1750

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1938-741
Materials:
shagreen, leather, horn, glass, lignum vitae (wood), paper, cardboard, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and metal
Measurements:
overall: x 78 mm x , 27 mm, .04kg
type:
opera glass: telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting
credit:
Court, Thomas Henry