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Pocket Telescope Case, English?, Late 18th Century

Inventory Number 22936


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.22936

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"SRI-14234-d"
Physical material
Cardboard
wood
shagreem
Object type
Pocket telescope
Dimensions
Diameter: 47mm Height: 220mm
Inventory No
22936

Description

Black shagreen pocket telescope case. Cylindrical container with lift off lid. Adhesive label to lid with number '536' handwritten on in pencil. Partially lined with paper and red velvet.