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Collection Home > Telescopes > Multiple Draw > Three-Draw Telescope with Sunshade
Three-Draw Telescope with Sunshade
| Signature | Dolland, London |
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| Date | circa 1800 | |||||
| Dimensions | English | Metric | ||||
| Main Tube Length | 10.0in | 254mm | ||||
| Main Tube Diameter | 2.4in | 62mm | ||||
| Total Length | 28.7in | 729mm | ||||
| Closed Length | 11.5in | 292mm | ||||
| Objective Clear Aperture Diameter | 1.1in | 28mm | ||||
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Description |
This telescope has a round parallel brass and mahogany barrel. It has an extendable shade with a screw-on lens cap that has a sliding cover. The objective lens is an achromatic doublet. It has three brass draws, a four lens eyepiece, and a tapered eyecup with a sliding cover. It is signed "Dolland, London Day of Night" on the draw, with the eyecup to the right. The following is engraved on the shade: "Bought by Fredrick Barnett 1795 This glass to stay in the Barnett name JB Lewis 1901" |
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