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0.25-inch refracting telescope

0.25-inch refracting telescope

English
1790-1820
0.75-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

0.75-inch ball conductor mounted on a rod

French
1800-1850
0.875-inch refracting telescope

0.875-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
0.875-inch refracting telescope

0.875-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
0.875-inch refracting telescope

0.875-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
0.875-inch refracting telescope

0.875-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
0.875-inch refracting telescope

0.875-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
0.875-inch refracting telescope

0.875-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
1.5-inch ball conductor

1.5-inch ball conductor

English
1775-1850
1.5-inch ball conductor

1.5-inch ball conductor

French
19th Century
1.5-inch ball conductor

1.5-inch ball conductor

English
1775-1825
1.5-inch refracting telescope

1.5-inch refracting telescope

French
circa 1900
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