Telescope box

The box has a brass lock but the key is missing. Directions for the use of the telescope are attached to the inside of the box lid. In the box is a spare object cap which does not fit.

Object Details

ID: AST0940.1
Type: Telescope box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: John Liford
Date made: circa 1750
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Purchased for the Museum in 1944.
Measurements: 395 mm x 430 mm
Parts: Portable reflector telescope (Telescope)
  • Telescope box (AST0940.1)