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Collection Home > Telescopes > Multiple Draw > Six-Draw Telescope
Six-Draw Telescope
| Signature | Carpenter, London |
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| Date | Circa 1830 | |||||
| Dimensions | English | Metric | ||||
| Main Tube Length | 3.1in | 78mm | ||||
| Main Tube Diameter | 1.1in | 27mm | ||||
| Total Length | 14.9in | 378mm | ||||
| Closed Length | 3.5in | 90mm | ||||
| Objective Clear Aperture Diameter | 0.9in | 22mm | ||||
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Description |
This telescope has a parallel brass barrel, covered in horn and baleen. The objective lens is an achromatic doublet. The push-on objective lens cap contains a compass. It has six brass draws, a four lens eyepiece, and a flared eyecup with a sliding cover. It is signed "Carpenter 24 Regent St. London" on the eyepiece draw, with the eyecup to the right. |
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