Detachable lens shooting sights with case

Made:: 1800-1850 in City of London

maker:: F J Cox

Detachable lens shooting sights fitted with spring clips for attaching to a firearm, in leather pouch case, by F. Cox, 100 Ludgate Street, London England, 1800-1850.

Details

Category:: Optics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1983-145

Materials:: silver plated, glass, leather, paper (fibre product) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Measurements:: overall (case): 20 mm x 70 mm x 90 mm, Wt. 0.065kg

type:: shooting lens and instrument case

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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