Ten draw silver collapsible spyglass

Made:: 1804-1822 in United Kingdom

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Ten draw silver collapsible spyglass, patented by Warris
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Ten draw silver collapsible spyglass, patented by Warris, United Kingdom, 1804-1822

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Category:: Optics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1983-353

Materials:: silver (metal) and glass

Measurements:: overall (collapsed): 23 mm 52 mm, .116kg

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

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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Ten draw silver collapsible spyglass

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