This portable refracting telescope was used by Miss Baddeley and her brother to view the partial eclipse of the Sun on 17th April 1912. The maker's name on the telescope however tells us it was made over half a century before this eclipse suggesting it had either been in the family all that time or been bought and sold as second hand.

This is a portable refracting telescope with a stand. When assembled the height to the top of the tube is 420 mm.

Telescope: The barrel is made from brass. It has a handle on the side of the tube for extending the eyepiece. It has a celestial eyepiece, a terrestrial eyepiece and an eyepiece cap. The object end cap is missing. The length of the tube with the larger eyepiece and cap is 9650 mm. The diameter of the tube is 60 mm.

Stand: The telescope is mounted on a pillar stand with three folding claw legs. It can be dismantled for storage purposes. It has adjustable inclination and rotary movement (or altitude and azimuth movmement) but is too stiff for easy use.

Box: The wooden box length is 770 mm. The box is in need of repair.