Telescope [Dolland]

Object detail

Accession number

1978.166

Maker

Dolland

Production period

19th Century

Description

Telescope - brass and wood, extension by 2 segments. The eyepiece has a shutter at the end which can slide open or shut. A hand held refractor telescope. This telescope is engraved on the barrel "Dolland / London / Day or Night". Apparently the spelling of the name Dolland makes it an imitation of the famous Dollond telescope.

Marks

Dolland / London / Day or Night Engraved

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass

Credit Line

Dolland. Telescope [Dolland], 1978.166. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Telescope Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Optical T&E

Collection type

Social History Domestic Technology Technology

Subject auto tags

Natural material Cylinder Publication Wood Rectangle Pipe Metal Wood stain Steel Titanium

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