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Pocket telescope
This achromatic telescope has a mahogany and brass barrel and three brass draw tubes. The brass fittings include an objective lens cap, a sliding eyepiece cover and an extending sunshade.
The maker's name is inscribed on the smallest draw tube as ‘Adie & Son / EDINBURGH’. The firm of Adie & Son are known to have been working in Edinburgh in the period 1835-80.
The numerals 'IIII' or 'IV' are roughly inscribed on a number of the parts. These were presumably scratched on during the manufacturing process to allow the different parts of the telescope to be matched up.
The maker's name is inscribed on the smallest draw tube as ‘Adie & Son / EDINBURGH’. The firm of Adie & Son are known to have been working in Edinburgh in the period 1835-80.
The numerals 'IIII' or 'IV' are roughly inscribed on a number of the parts. These were presumably scratched on during the manufacturing process to allow the different parts of the telescope to be matched up.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1685 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Pocket telescope |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Adie & Son |
| Date made: | circa 1820 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 245 mm; Diameter: 50 mm |
| Parts: | Pocket telescope |