Pocket Telescope

Item

Title

Pocket Telescope

Description

The pocket telescope is made from brass and bone (or horn). The 4-draw telescope has a decorative white bone/horn draw tube which is lined by brass. The small instrument focuses via a sliding mechanism.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The bone/horn has some stains and has a crack. The brass shows signs of use.
Optically: The lenses are clear and functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.

Subject

Telescopes

Creator

Unsigned

Source

Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint

Publisher

UNC Charlotte

Date

c. 1800-1850

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: 1 1/2" closed, 4" extended
Diameter of objective: 1 1/2"
Diameter of ocular: 1/2"

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

101102

Coverage

Unknown

Item sets

Microscopes

Tags

19th century
Bone
Horn
Brass
Telescope
Compound
Monocular