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Bringhurst, James
Description:
James Bringhurst was a master builder who subsequently became a successful merchant. He was elected to The Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia before 1768, but no Company records prior to the 1760s survive to give a specific date. Prior to the…
Member number:
66*
Birth date:
1/1/1730
Date elected:
1/9/1763
Brass telescope
Description:
Brass telescope that's been covered in canvas, stitched. with lens cover. Simple decoration around lenses and where canvas begins and ends. Pressure-sensitive tape around eyepiece end, discolored. Object includes framed certificate. see ccccp-88.2.2
Item type:
telescope