- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- John Cuthbert
- Provenance
- Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay
- Primary inscriptions
- "John Cuthbert London"
- Object type
- Telescope
- Dimensions
- Height: 305mm
- Inventory No
- 21434
- Accession Number
- 1944-1/part
Description
Brass English Gregorian reflecting telescope signed by John Cuthbert, dating from around 1830.
Focal length of speculum 10 inch; diameter 3 inch. Screw and internal bar focus; sighting telescope.
Folding tripod with straight legs; compass joint.
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