Spyglass with shagreen tube and brass lens mounts

Spyglass, shagreen tube, brass lens mounts, unsigned, Europe

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Spyglass, shagreen tube, brass lens mounts, unsigned, Europe
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Spyglass, shagreen tube, brass lens mounts, unsigned, Europe, 1700-1799

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Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1983-359
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, cardboard, paper (fibre product) and shagreen
Measurements:
overall (standing upright): 48 mm 33 mm, .043kg
type:
terrestrial telescope, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting
credit:
Wellcome Trust