Opera glass telescope with gilded brass tube and leather case

Made:: 1820-1840 in City of Westminster

maker:: George Dollond

Opera glass telescope, 'Galilean' type, gilded brass, 2-draw tube with ivory body and red leather covered wooden case with silk lining, by George Dollond, London, 1820-1840.

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Category:: Optics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1983-151

Materials:: brass, gold plated (gilded), ivory, glass, wood (unidentified), leather, silk and horse hair

Measurements:: overall (case): Ht. 80 mm x Dia. 75 mm, Wt. 0.21kg

type:: opera glass, telescope - galilean, telescope - refracting and instrument case

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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Opera glass telescope with gilded brass tube and ivory body

Opera glass telescope, 'Galilean' type, gilded brass, 2-draw tube with ivory body and red leather covered wooden case with silk lining, by George Dollond, London, 1820-1840.