Pocket spyglass telescope with decorated gilted brass tube

Pocket spyglass telescope with  decorated gilted brass tube

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Pocket spyglass telescope with decorated gilted brass tube
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Pocket spyglass telescope with decorated gilted brass tube, by Matthew Berge, London, England, 1800-1819.

Details

Category:
Optics
Object Number:
1950-52
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
Measurements:
overall: 96 mm 44 mm, .111kg
type:
terrestrial telescope, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting
credit:
Heaton, W.