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- OBJECT TYPE
- 3 DRAW
- DATE
- 1850–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1563.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- MAHOGANY BODY TUBE COVERING; BRASS TUBES, COLLARS & FITTINGS; GLASS OPTICS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 20.8 cm
- Width
- 4.2 cm
- Height
- 4.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- MID 19TH C.+
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO MAKE DISTANT OBJECTS APPEAR NEARER & LARGER - Technical
-
GOOD EXAMPLE OF SMALL, PORTABLE SPYGLASS, MUCH USED BY MARINERS, SAILORS, ETC. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- COMPLETE. MAY BE MISSING LEATHER(?) OBJECTIVE LENS COVER From CA of 12/10/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
- Finish
- LACQUERED BRASS PARTS & FITTINGS
- Decoration
- NONE
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Unknown Manufacturer, Telescope, circa 1850–1900, Artifact no. 1992.1563, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1563.001/
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