Telescope "G10" engraved Thos Jones, Charing Cross, with case

Made:: 1815-1850 in Charing Cross

maker:: Thomas Jones

modifier:: Henry Porter

Telescope "G10" engraved Thos Jones, Charing Cross, London, "3 1/2" O.G. body 3' 7 1/2" long 3 3/4" diam, 3 inverting eye pieces, 1 erecting eyepiece, tube with two powers, 2 dark glasses, 1 brass cap for eye end, finder 10 3/8" x 7/8", in mahogany box with key

Details

Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1911-226

Measurements:: length 320 mm
width 160 mm
height 60 mm
length 450 mm
width 1200 mm
height 680 mm

type:: astronomical instruments and refracting telescopes

credit:: British Admiralty (Hydrographic Department)

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Case for refracting telescope of 3 1/2-inch aperture by Thos Jones

Case for refracting telescope of 3 1/2-inch aperture by Thos Jones, Charing Cross, London

Measurements:: case: 60 x 320 x 160 mm

Materials:: mahogany

Object Number:: 1911-226 Pt1

type:: components , storage boxes and instruments

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Refracting Telescope by Thomas Jones, 1815-1850

Refracting telescope by Thomas Jones, Charing Cross, London, on claw-foot, 1815-1850. Fitted with 3½-inch objective lens, finder telescope and erecting eye piece (see note).