Brass and wood officer’s spyglass
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Brass and wood
officer’s spyglass: a classic and fascinating instrument used by navigators and explorers. The essential instruments… the compass, the sextant and the spyglass. The spyglass consists of wooden cylinders that hold a lens and a system of lenses. It is reinforced with brass rings and fitted with a brass lens cap. To use it, extend the tubes (also known as ‘drawers’). The smallest tube is the one containing the eyepiece. Carefully adjust its length to focus the image.
Origin: Asian
Period: New
Materials: Brass
Dimensions: Height 39 x diameter 4.5 cm
2048A
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- Dimensions
- Ht 39 x diamètre 4.5 cm
- Material
- Laiton
- Origin
- Asiatique
- Era
- Neuf
Brass and wood
officer’s spyglass: a classic and fascinating instrument used by navigators and explorers. The essential instruments… the compass, the sextant and the spyglass. The spyglass consists of wooden cylinders that hold a lens and a system of lenses. It is reinforced with brass rings and fitted with a brass lens cap. To use it, extend the tubes (also known as ‘drawers’). The smallest tube is the one containing the eyepiece. Carefully adjust its length to focus the image.
Origin: Asian
Period: New
Materials: Brass
Dimensions: Height 39 x diameter 4.5 cm