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Telescope

Catalogue number:
PH*316945

Inscriptions:
"SPENCER / BROWNING / & RUST / LONDON" and "DAY OR NIGHT"

Dimensions:
aperture 2.5 inches; length 20 to 40 inches

Discussion:
This telescope has an achromatic objective, an erecting eye piece, a mahogany body with one brass draw tube, and a brass cap over the objective that can be adjusted to let in more or less light as the situation demands. It dates from the early decades of the nineteenth century.

Further Information:

Spencer, Browning & Rust
Telescope

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