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Telescope

Catalogue number:
PH*335547

Inscriptions:
"MADE IN FRANCE"

Dimensions:
aperture 2 inches; length 10.5 to 37 inches

Discussion:
This telescope has an achromatic objective, a four-element erecting eyepiece, and a five-section brass draw tube covered with leather. It was probably made after the 1890 Tariff Act that required that all objects imported into the U.S. be marked with their country of origin.

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