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Pocket telescope and case
TELESCOPES
refracting telescope
Europe: France
Early 19th c.
brass; ivory; glass
telescope: 223 x 31 mm (closed: 105 x 31 mm); case: 110 x 43 mm
2008.257
TELESCOPES
refracting telescope
Europe: France
Early 19th c.
brass; ivory; glass
telescope: 223 x 31 mm (closed: 105 x 31 mm); case: 110 x 43 mm
Small four-draw pocket telescope. Brass and ivory clad main tube with flared eye cup and dust-slide, removable blue-tinted lens cap. Unsigned. Contained within contemporary card tubular case with separate lid.
2008.257
College Purchase, 2008