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Walking stick telescope
Walking stick telescopes like this were made as gentlemen's fashion accessories rather than as serious observing instruments. This example has an achromatic telescope with a single brass draw tube fitted into it. The brass fittings include a screw-on objective lens cap, which also acts as the top of the stick.
The walking stick and barrel of the telescope have been painted to resemble bamboo. The name of the telescope maker is inscribed on the draw tube as 'Wm Harris & Co,, / 50 HOLBORN - LONDON.'
The walking stick and barrel of the telescope have been painted to resemble bamboo. The name of the telescope maker is inscribed on the draw tube as 'Wm Harris & Co,, / 50 HOLBORN - LONDON.'
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1589 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Walking stick telescope |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | William Harris & Co. |
| Date made: | circa 1825 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Length: 574 mm (closed, with cap), 728 mm (fully extended), 936 mm (walking stick); Diameter: 36 mm (barrel) |