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1 ½ Inch Three-draw Telescope Dollond

Tree-draw Telescope, 25.5 till 72 cm, by Dollond London Early 19 th century red morocco-covered case

Type of object:

Other instruments

Time period:

Britain rules the waves + France

Place:

London

Date:

1830

Maker / Author:

Probably Peter, son of John Dollond

Publisher / Printer:

Dollond

Dimensions:

25.5cm till 72 cm

Material:

Brass and glass, in red morocco-covered case

Graduation:

Inscription:

Dollond, London

Provenance:

England Charles Miller

References:

Image by Austin Neill

Description

AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 1½IN. THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE BY DOLLOND, LONDON
in lacquered-brass, with dust cap and slide, signed by the eyepiece
as per title and contained in original red morocco-covered
wooden travel case -- 10in. (25.5cm.) cased
Peter Dollond was the son of John Dollond optician

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