Combined folding opera glass telescope with hand magnifier and fob ring in silver

Made:
1825 in London
maker:
Metcalf Hopgood
Combined folding opera glass telescope with hand magnifier and

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Combined folding opera glass telescope with hand magnifier and
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Combined folding opera glass telescope with hand magnifier and fob ring in silver, signed with the initials of Metcalf Hopgood, Silversmiths, London, England , 1835

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1983-325
Materials:
iron, silver (metal) and glass
Measurements:
overall (open): 60 mm x 120 mm x 35 mm, Overall Wt 0.042kg
overall (closed): 23 mm x 60 mm x 40 mm, .042kg
type:
telescope - refracting, telescope - galilean and magnifying glass
credit:
Wellcome Trust