Accession No

1833

Brief Description

spyglass / prospect glass, by Bleuler, English, 1800 (c)

Origin

England; London

Maker

Bleuler

Class

optical

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

organic (tortoiseshell); metal (gilt metal); ivory; glass

Dimensions

length 49 mm; diameter 35mm; objective diameter 31mm; extended length 68mm

Special Collection

Heywood collection

Provenance

Purchased from the Professor Harold Heywood collection under estate duty exemption benefit with the assistance of a Science Museum PRISM grant-in-aid.

Inscription

‘Bleuler
London’ (on draw tube)

Description Notes

Tortoiseshell body. Gold-plated mounts. Ivory objective and eyepiece. Screw in eyepiece. Gold-plated draw tube. (Objective lens missing).

Condition: fair; incomplete (lens missing).

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