Gilt brass pendant spyglass
 Catalogue Number: 3568 Gilt brass pendant spyglass Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Telescopes, binoculars, opera glasses Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1820 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: France Description Of Item: Gilt brass 5 draw spyglass (small monocular telescope). Foliate & floral decoration around eyepiece, ribbed casing with suspension ring. 5 draw telescopic action extends the spyglass for use. Objective lens is a later replacement. Diameter: 32mm, Length closed: 15mm, extended: 40mm. Historical Significance: Ref: An almost identical item is shown on page 116 of 'A Spectacle of Spectacles', Exhibition catalogue of Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung Jena, Ed Wolf Winkler, 1988. See also 'Spectacles & spyglasses', Marly, Pierre, Hoebeke, 1988, page 140, Fig 418. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Optometry Museum Date Acquired: May 2018 Condition: Good but small dents to rim, objective lens replaced Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 4 |