Spyglass telescope with fishskin case.
- Made:
- 1752-1761 in City of Westminster
- maker:
- J. Dollond & Son
Spyglass telescope (prospect glass), non-achromatic, shagreen single draw-tube, leather body with brass fitting and cylindrical fishskin covered wooden case, by J. Dollond & Son, England, 1752-1761.
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1983-157
- Materials:
- shagreen, leather, brass (copper, zinc alloy), fishskin, wood (unidentified), velvet and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall (case): Ht. 85 mm x Dia.55 mm,
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
