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Mahogany Wooden Box containing a Range of Lathe Tools and Telescope Fittings

Inventory Number 15642

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.15642

Subject
Telescopes
Item type
Object
Other inscriptions
Paper label on box ink MS ''Gregorian Reflec..../Stand'. Faint evidence in pencil of '87' Some fittings are small attached card labelled in MS ink 'Spherical Rest.', 'Metal Rest.'
Object type
Telescope
Inventory No
15642

Description

A substantial wooden box with hinged lid and handles at each end containing a range of tools, including chisels punches, chucks and fittings which appear to relate to lathe working. Also some telescope fittings and the remains of interior box fittings. The box has the remains of a paper label 'Gregorian Terl..../(Stand)' below the lock.

This is possibly an instance of the Museum founder Robert Gunther reusing a box made for a specific object to store unrelated accessories, tools and metal fittings.

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