Refracting telescope

Description

2 3/4 inch refracting telescope, German silver with mahogany tube, with nickel-plated tripod stand and mahogany and velvet box, by Smith and Ramage, Aberdeen, c. 1860

Museum reference

T.2015.56

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Refracting telescope

Production information

Smith and Ramage, Workshop Production
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1860

Materials

German silver, Mahogany, German silver, German silver, Mahogany, Velvet

Physical description

German silver and mahogany telescope, with German silver tripod and mahogany and velvet case

Associations

Auctioneer: Sotheby's London
Allan G. Murray Telescope Collection

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Credit

Allan G Murray Telescope Collection