Brass Tabletop Telescope and Optometer
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Tabletop Telescope and Optometer
mid-19th century optometer marked "F.B.A.'s," the round sliding reader with ivory mount engraved "My Sight." Calibrated and stamped with numerals along the shank (11 1/2 in.);telescope with simple cylindrical 1 1/2 inch tube, likely 20th century, mounted atop a decorative tripodal stand, unmarked (15 x 15 x 5 in. assembled).
Private Collection of an Antiquarian, Charlotte, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
mid-19th century optometer marked "F.B.A.'s," the round sliding reader with ivory mount engraved "My Sight." Calibrated and stamped with numerals along the shank (11 1/2 in.);telescope with simple cylindrical 1 1/2 inch tube, likely 20th century, mounted atop a decorative tripodal stand, unmarked (15 x 15 x 5 in. assembled).
Private Collection of an Antiquarian, Charlotte, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Condition
Some haziness to lens of optometer, but functional.
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Brass Tabletop Telescope and Optometer
Estimate $50 - $25,000
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