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Description: | Adie & Son / EDINBURGH
IIII
IV
This achromatic telescope has a mahogany and brass barrel and three brass draw tubes. The brass fittings include an objective lens cap, a sliding eyepiece cover and an extending sunshade.
The maker's name is inscribed on the smallest draw tube as ?Adie & Son / EDINBURGH?. The firm of Adie & Son are known to have been working in Edinburgh in the period 1835-80.
The numerals 'IIII' or 'IV' are roughly inscribed on a number of the parts. These were presumably scratched on during the manufacturing process to allow the different parts of the telescope to be matched up.
Focal length: 32.5". O.G.diameter: 2.75".
caption: Pocket telescope
caption: Pocket telescope- draw tube inscription
caption: Pocket telescope- inscription | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Achromatic lens achromatic telescopes | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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