brass telescope

Made:: Liverpool

maker:: Edward Davis

SMG00030918
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brass telescope, six-draw, covered with red leather by Edward Davis, Bold Street, Liverpool, in leather-covered case, with spare eyepiece and screw-foot mounting, c. 1830

Details

Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1939-122

Materials:: copper (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy), leather, glass, wood (unidentified) and textile

Measurements:: box: 40 mm x 112 mm x 65 mm, ,
telescope (closed): 95 mm x x , 30 mm, .335kg

type:: telescope - refracting

credit:: Allars, R.W.E.

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brass telescope

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