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.
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"
Diameter of objective: 1 1/2"
Diameter of ocular: 1/2"
Language
N/A
Type
Three-dimensional object
Identifier
101102
Coverage
Unknown