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Telescope

Catalogue number:
PH*330321

Inscriptions:
"Watkins & Hill, Charing Cross, London" and "THE HONBLE CHARLES HAY, SCOTS FUSILIER GUARDS"

Dimensions:
aperture 2 inches; length 10 to 30 inches

Discussion:
This telescope has an achromatic objective, a four-element erecting eye piece, and a three-draw brass body covered with brown leather that tapers notably from front to back. Watkins & Hill were in business from 1822 to 1856. The Scots Fusilier Guards were established in 1831.

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