Spyglass telescope with fishskin case.

Made:: 1752-1761 in City of Westminster

maker:: J. Dollond & Son

Spyglass telescope (prospect glass), non-achromatic, shagreen single draw-tube, leather body with brass fitting and cylindrical fishskin covered wooden case, by J. Dollond & Son, England, 1752-1761.

Details

Category:: Optics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1983-157

Materials:: shagreen, leather, brass (copper, zinc alloy), fishskin, wood (unidentified), velvet and steel (metal)

Measurements:: overall (case): Ht. 85 mm x Dia.55 mm,

type:: telescope - galilean, telescope - terrestrial and telescope - refracting

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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Spyglass telescope with shagreen and leather tube.

Spyglass telescope (prospect glass), non-achromatic, shagreen single draw-tube and leather body with brass fitting, by J. Dollond & Son, England, 1752-1761.