Brass Telescope

Item

Title

Brass Telescope

Description

The miniature telescope comes with the original, cylinder wooden case. The telescope focuses via a sliding mechanism and is made from brass. The draw-tube has diagonal dash markings which seem to be handmade.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The brass has markings that seem to be handmade. The brass is in otherwise good condition. The case has damage to top of the case as it was cracked into 3 pieces but can be re-glued.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.

Subject

Telescope

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1875-1925

Contributor

Laura Burgess

Rights

Texts and images from this collection may not be used for any commercial purpose without prior permission from the Graduate Office, UNC Charlotte.

Relation

N/A

Format

Telescope: 2 1/4" closed, 3 1/4" extended

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

110702

Coverage

England or Germany

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

19th century
20th Century
Telescope
Brass
glass
English
German
British
Compound