spyglass (prospect glass) with 1-draw tube

Made:: 1725-1735 in England

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spyglass (prospect glass) with 1-draw tube, shagreen covered and ivory lens mounts, non achromat, probably English, unsigned, c.1730 (A67373)

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Category:: Optics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1983-222

Materials:: shagreen, ivory, glass, paper, cardboard and wood

Measurements:: overall: x 77 mm x , 48 mm, .06kg

type:: opera glass: telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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spyglass (prospect glass) with 1-draw tube

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