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Four-Draw Telescope

Signature Dolland, London
Date Circa 1800
Dimensions English Metric
Main Tube Length 10.7in 271mm
Main Tube Diameter 2.2in 56mm
Total Length 42.4in 1077mm
Closed Length 11.4in 290mm
Objective Clear Aperture Diameter 1.14in 50mm

Description

This telescope has a round parallel mahogany barrel with a push-on cap.  The objective lens is an achromatic doublet.  It has four brass draws, a four lens eyepiece, and a flared eyecup with a sliding cover.  It is signed "DOLLAND, LONDON" on the eyepiece tube, with the eyecup to the left.

 


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