- Subject
- Telescopes
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Dollond
- Primary inscriptions
- "Dollond / London" etched onto side of outer most draw casing.
- Object type
- Telescope
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 38mm Height: 147mm Weight: 213g
- Inventory No
- 80529
Description
Three-Draw Small Terrestrial Telescope, with silvered copper alloy casing painted green along main section. Constructed in the form of conventional mult-draw portable telescopes but slimmer and close to a more compact length than the terrestrial refracting telescopes sometimes shown.
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Cardboard case with red leather covering and green interior (labelled 90 and 275).
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