- Subject
- Telescopes
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- John Bird
- Provenance
- Lent by Oriel College
- Primary inscriptions
- J. Bird London
- Object type
- Telescope
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 96mm Width: 613mm
- Inventory No
- 85083
- Accession Number
- 1952-73
Description
Brass body and stand, Gregorian with refractor finder, focus by rod (mostly interior) to secondary mirror, knurled knob at eye end, speculum metal objective, screw fit eyepiece, push-fit cover; altazimuth mount with 2 screw motions, pillar and folding tripod stand.
Wooden box
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