Telescope

Production date
Circa 1900
 Description
A single draw viewing telescope made from brass and covered with a dimpled brown coated cloth and bound with black electricians tape. Brass has been treated with a black coating - much of which is quite worn. There is an extension at the uppermost end of the telescope to deflect light from the lens when required. : " SUPPLIED BY / COMMERCIAL SUPPLIES LTD / AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND " is stamped on one side of the extension. " MADE BY / W. OTTWAY & CO. LTD / FALING, LONDON / No. 50892 / BRITISH MADE " is stamped on the other side.
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Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1900
Production place
England
Classification
Optical T&E/T&E For Materials
Credit line
This telescope was thought to have been used by the New Plymouth harbourmaster in the early 1900s.
Accession number
TM.2002.033
Collection type
Nautical
Social History
Viewing equipment
Material
Brass
Metal
Cloth

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