EXTREMELY RARE, LARGE AND FINE EXAMPLE OF AN 18TH CENTURY SIX-DRAW VELLUM-COVERED TELESCOPE
Main tube marked "A 7" and is embossed with foliate and scroll designs and with the British Royal Coat of Arms. Each draw labeled "1" through "6". First draw also marked "A" and with additional letters on the vertical, possibly "OIL". Sixth draw inscribed in script "JW AP 23/70". Wooden fittings, including screw-on eyepiece and lens covers.
Length closed 22.25".

Light shines through but cannot focus. Some minor cracks/chipping of wooden components. Lens and eyepiece caps don't thread smoothly. Scattered cracking, mostly minor and unobtrusive, of vellum.