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) 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.
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) 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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