Brass telescope

Metadata

Title

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

Type

telescope

Accession Number

ccccp 88.2.01

Cataloged By

Condition

good. four splits in lens cover. (undated).

History

Telescope was loaned to the Navy during the First World War by Thomas H. Marshall as part of the "Eyes for the Navy" program.

Markings

"U.S. NAVY R 21224" hand-inscribed (wide end)

Negative Number

33, 34, 35, 36

Measurements

L- 31" Diam- 1.25" / 2 5/8"

Photo Roll Number

Date Cataloged

1988-05-01

Citation

“Brass telescope,” Carpenters' Company Digital Archive & Museum, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archive.carpentershall.org/items/show/22566.

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