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A rare mid 18th-Century 4-draw shagreen-covered telescope,
gilt-stamped and signed in manuscript by George Adams, dated 1752 --23.8cm. (9 3/8in.) long (closed)
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The telescope is made of pasteboard, the body-tube being covered with green shagreen and the draw tubes with unstained vellum. The tubes have brass mountings and the objective lens and eyepiece have sliding brass covers (eyepiece lens missing). The ends of each draw-tube have decorative gold tooling, the smaller two with manuscript graduations in black ink and the largest gilt-stamped G.ADAMS. FLEET-STREET LONDON.. In addition a section of vellum on the smallest tube is cut out and replaced with a piece of marbled paper inscribed in black ink N98 Jan 25, 1752 Geo:Adams, with monogram.
gilt-stamped and signed in manuscript by George Adams, dated 1752 --23.8cm. (9 3/8in.) long (closed)
See Illustrations
The telescope is made of pasteboard, the body-tube being covered with green shagreen and the draw tubes with unstained vellum. The tubes have brass mountings and the objective lens and eyepiece have sliding brass covers (eyepiece lens missing). The ends of each draw-tube have decorative gold tooling, the smaller two with manuscript graduations in black ink and the largest gilt-stamped G.ADAMS. FLEET-STREET LONDON.. In addition a section of vellum on the smallest tube is cut out and replaced with a piece of marbled paper inscribed in black ink N98 Jan 25, 1752 Geo:Adams, with monogram.
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