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Officer of the Watch telescope
This hand-held achromatic telescope is typical of the type used on board ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It has a silvered brass leather-covered barrel and fittings that include a pivited eyepiece cover, a sliding sun shade and an objective lens cap. There is a single silvered-brass draw tube.
The maker's name and serial number are engraved on the draw tube: 'ROSS LONDON No. 56968'. A second inscription - 'C.D. Carpendale. R.N. from L.L. 1913' - records its former ownership by Charles Carpendale, a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.
The maker's name and serial number are engraved on the draw tube: 'ROSS LONDON No. 56968'. A second inscription - 'C.D. Carpendale. R.N. from L.L. 1913' - records its former ownership by Charles Carpendale, a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1675 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Officer of the Watch telescope |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ross Ltd |
| Date made: | circa 1913 |
| People: | Carpendale, Charles Douglas; Ramsden, Jesse Ross Ltd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Length: 433 mm (closed), Length: 587 mm (fully extended), Diameter: 39 mm (barrel), Diameter: (max) 43 mm |