Brass Telescope

Item

Title

Brass Telescope

Description

The brass telescope has a 3-tier draw tube. The ocular lens has a cover that can be slid to protect the lens via a pin. The telescope can be fully or partly extended in order to focus the instrument.
Condition:

Cosmetically: The telescope shows signs of age and use on the brass as some areas have a reddish tint.
Optically: The lenses are dirty and unclear but functional.
Mechanically: The telescope is functional.

Subject

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: 3 1/4" closed, 7 1/4" open

Language

N/A

Type

Three-dimensional object

Identifier

100910

Coverage

Unknown

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