3-inch refracting telescope
Date: circa 1900
Inventory Number: 1997-1-0031a
Classification: Telescope
Dimensions:closed: 9.8 × 9.8 × 117.2 cm (3 7/8 × 3 7/8 × 46 1/8 in.)
blue board box: 11 × 22 × 119.5 cm (4 5/16 × 8 11/16 × 47 1/16 in.)
Description:
This telescope has a metal tube that has been painted a taupe color. The objective has a clear aperture of 7.4 cm (just under 3 inches). The cell is threaded into a collar that is held by screws to the tube. Both are Clark in style.
The tailpiece of the telescope is flat. It holds a large eyepiece with an outer diameter of 2 1/16 inch (5.2 cm). The optics are missing in the eyepiece.