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History of Science Museum

Telescope Accessories in Box, Some for De La Rue Telescope

Inventory Number 15620


Subject
Telescopes
Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the University Observatory in 1934?
Physical material
Metal
Wood
Paper
Card
Object type
Telescope
Inventory No
15620
Accession Number
1934-9?

Description

Wooden box next to De La Rue telescope tube, marked 'XAM SCHOOLS', contents various. One large part refers to Bird instrument. Cardboard box marked 'Sausages' contains small metal parts marked as being from De La Rue telescope. Small metal parts in 'Sausages' box seem to be verniers and other precision parts from the telescope mount. One item is very shiny, possibly made of platinum (mentioned in label with Inv. 15033).