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  Pocket Microscope

  The microscope is made from brass. The instrument can be closed and extended to reveal two square cutouts on either side of the microscope. In the middle section, a specimen can be placed through the cutout for observation. The presence of an ocular lens, magnifying lens (in the center) and a lens at the bottom of the instrument allows it to also function as a telescope.
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  Brass Telescope

  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.
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  Pocket Telescope

  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.
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  Brass and Wood Telescope

  The small Victorian 2-draw pocket telescope is made from brass and mahogany. The telescope has its original patina. The telescope focuses via a sliding mechanism of the body-tube through the draw-tube.
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  Brass Telescope

  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.
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  Miniature Monocular/Telescope

  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.
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  Excelsior Telescope and Microscope

  The telescope/microscope consists of papier-mâché and brass. The draw tubes are made from papier-mâché while the ocular and objective lenses as well as the cap are made of brass. To function as a telescope, draw all the tubes out to the marks on the tubes which produces the normal focus. The focus can then be adjusted via the smallest slide. If the telescope is used with the largest side as an ocular lens, the telescope can then function as a microscope. The telescope/microscope was on the market for $1 and the design was patterned in 1906. The case is original to the instrument but damage from age and use due to the fragility of the cardboard material. The text on the top is still visible to read and is in good condition for its age.