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Object ID |
FIC003.20 |
Object Name |
Telescope |
Description |
This is a single-draw spyglass constructed primarily from brass, wood and glass, probably dating from the mid-late Eighteenth century. The total length of the spyglass is approx. 37 in. when closed. The main tube has a length of 35 in.; there is also a 1 in. eypiece, and a removable 1 in. lens cap. The main tube tapers from a diameter of approx. 2 in. near the eypiece to a diameter of approx. 3 in. at the wider end. The main tube is almost completely encased by a 32 1/2 in. protective wrapping of tightly woven (cotton or hemp?) string. There is also a raised band of braided string (approx. 1/2 in. wide) at either end of the wrapping; the braided band of string at the wider side of the tube has become detached from the main wrapping. The draw is currently extended approx. 2 in., and due to the age and fragility of the object, the draw has not been extended fully and subsequently a total length of the telescope when fully extended is undetermined. Mahogony was a wood commonly used for telescope manufacture in the min-nineteenth century, and that may be the wood that was used for the construction of this object from an earlier time period. |
People |
Hill, Hugh |
Search Terms |
spy glass coachwhipping telescope Hill, Hugh |
Year Range from |
1700 |
Year Range to |
1800 |
Accession number |
FIC003.20 |