Telescope (Spyglass)

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Description:

Small telescope with an achromatic objective, a four-element erecting eyepiece, and a five-section brass draw tube covered with leather. The "MADE IN FRANCE" inscription indicates that it was made after the 1890 Tariff Act that required that objects imported into the U.S. be marked with their country of origin.

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.335547Catalog Number: 335547Accession Number: 322641

Object Name: telescope (spyglass)

Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in x 2 in; 26.67 cm x 5.08 cmoverall: 10 7/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 27.6225 cm x 6.0325 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-1c02-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1250615

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