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Officer of the Watch telescope
This telescope is typical of the type used on board ship in the 19th century for general observations. It has a leather-covered barrel and a single silvered-brass draw tube. The other silvered-brass fittings include a sliding eyepiece cover (of which the slide is missing) and an extending sunshade. The objective lens cap is missing. The maker’s name is inscribed on the draw tube as ‘Ross, / London’.
It was rescued from HMS ‘Bombay’ in 1864 and once belonged to James Samuel Watts RN (died 1908).
It was rescued from HMS ‘Bombay’ in 1864 and once belonged to James Samuel Watts RN (died 1908).
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1665 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Officer of the Watch telescope |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ross, Andrew |
| Vessels: | Bombay (1828) |
| Date made: | circa 1850 |
| People: | Watts, James Samuel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 433 mm; Diameter: 35 mm |