Beautiful Large 18" Vintage Marine Spyglass Leather Antique Belt Telescope

Item No :- TC 03

Weight :- 576 grams (approx)

Size :- L: 17.5cm x W: 5.6cm x D: 5.6cm (approx)

Description :- Brass Kelvin & Hughes London 1917 telescope. Encased worn effect leather with stitch detailing, Matching leather caps for each end and carry strap. An antique reproduction. Telescope extends up to 4 times (44 cm when fully extended). Great care has gone in to making this product with all its fine detail and components. This Traditional Brass & Leather belt Spyglass Telescope is ideal to grace the balcony, library, conservatory or drawing room of a fine house. These beautifully crafted, hand-polished, solid brass telescope have been manufactured to reflect the workmanship and materials of a more elegant bygone age. All feature high quality fully coated optics making them highly functional products. All models provide erect images, so can be used for terrestrial viewing as well as for basic observation observations.

Short History:- A telescope is an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting electromagnetic radiation (such as visible light). The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century, using glass lenses. They found use in terrestrial applications and astronomy. Within a few decades, the reflecting telescope was invented, which used mirrors. In the 20th century many new types of telescopes were invented, including radio telescopes in the 1930s and infrared telescopes in the 1960s.