0.875-inch refracting telescope
Date: circa 1900
Inventory Number: 1997-1-0709
Classification: Telescope
Subject:
Maker: French
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
extended: 3.4 × 3.4 × 40 cm (1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 15 3/4 in.)
telescope closed: 3.4 × 3.4 × 14.8 cm (1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
case: 4.1 × 4.1 × 16 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 6 5/16 in.)
Accessories: case
Description:
Small telescope with four draw tubes. Made of brass and covered with leather. The leather is dry and split. Two halves are held together by an adhesive label. Part of the leather is missing.
The dust cap says "MADE IN FRANCE." There is a slide in the eyepiece to cover the lens.
The case is cylindrical and covered in buckram.
The dust cap says "MADE IN FRANCE." There is a slide in the eyepiece to cover the lens.
The case is cylindrical and covered in buckram.
Signedon dust cap: MADE / IN / FRANCE