Flea-glass telescope
This instrument unscrews into a number of parts which can be assembled into different optical instruments. It can be used as a telescope, but when the barrel is unscrewed a simple microscope, or flea-glass, is also revealed. Using this, a specimen stuck on a pin (now missing) can be viewed through a small lens. The other accessories include a sundial. This type of multi-purpose object was common around 1700.
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Object Details
ID: | NAV1663 |
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Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
Type: | Flea-glass telescope |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1750 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 155 mm; Diameter: 35 mm |
Parts: | Flea-glass telescope |
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