spyglass (prospect glass) with 1-draw tube

Made:
1725-1735 in England
spyglass (prospect glass) with 1-draw tube

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spyglass (prospect glass) with 1-draw tube
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spyglass (prospect glass) with 1-draw tube, shagreen covered and ivory lens mounts, non achromat, probably English, unsigned, c.1730 (A67373)

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1983-222
Materials:
shagreen, ivory, glass, paper, cardboard and wood
Measurements:
overall: x 77 mm x , 48 mm, .06kg
type:
opera glass: telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting
credit:
Wellcome Trust