Miniature Monocular/Telescope
Item
Title
Miniature Monocular/Telescope
Description
The miniature monocular/telescope has a shagreen-covered brass barrel and dual power rotating eyepiece. Lens position 1 is 10X (closed) and lens position 2 is 20X (open). Unlike other dual eyepiece telescopes, the lenses do not flip across via a pin but rather by rotating the outer ocular edge.
Condition:
Cosmetically: The shagreen and brass shows signs of age but is in good condition.
Optically: The lenses are functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.
Cosmetically: The shagreen and brass shows signs of age but is in good condition.
Optically: The lenses are functional.
Mechanically: The instrument is functional.
Subject
Microscopes/Telescopes
Creator
Unsigned
Source
Dean Reynold's Microscope Collection Powerpoint
Publisher
UNC Charlotte
Date
c. 1800s
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/Microscope: 1 3/4" closed, 2 1/2" extended
Diameter of Lens: 1"
Diameter of Lens: 1"
Language
N/A
Type
Three-dimensional object
Identifier
100705
Coverage
Unknown