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Walking stick telescope
    • Setting:
      Room XVIII
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      late 17th cent. - first half 18th cent.
    • Materials:
      wood, brass, iron, silver, silk
    • Dimensions:
      length 950 mm
    • Inventory:
      2547
    • Walking stick telescope (Inv. 2547)
    • Walking stick telescope (Inv. 2547)

Telescope consisting of a wooden walking stick with brass fittings and a screw top. The objective lens, housed in the bottom end, is exposed when the brass tip is unscrewed. The compound eyepiece is in the top end.

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