A Bardou Brass 2 1/2-inch Refracting Table Telescope, French, circa 1820,
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A Bardou Brass 2 1/2-inch Refracting Table Telescope, French, circa 1820,
the tube signed Bardou, Paris, the 29-inch long telescope with focusing by rack-and-pinion, eyepiece with shutter, on brass tripod stand with folding legs, in fitted wooden case with carrying strap, containing alternative eyepiece, lacking lens cap,
telescope 16 1/4in (41cm) high on stand
case 30 1/4in x 5in x 7in (77cm x 12.5cm x 18cm) overall
Footnotes:
D. F. Bardou founded his optical instruments business in Paris in 1818. He is recorded as producing conical telegraph telescopes, as well as opera-glasses and lorgnettes, marine and astronomical telescopes.
the tube signed Bardou, Paris, the 29-inch long telescope with focusing by rack-and-pinion, eyepiece with shutter, on brass tripod stand with folding legs, in fitted wooden case with carrying strap, containing alternative eyepiece, lacking lens cap,
telescope 16 1/4in (41cm) high on stand
case 30 1/4in x 5in x 7in (77cm x 12.5cm x 18cm) overall
Footnotes:
D. F. Bardou founded his optical instruments business in Paris in 1818. He is recorded as producing conical telegraph telescopes, as well as opera-glasses and lorgnettes, marine and astronomical telescopes.
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A Bardou Brass 2 1/2-inch Refracting Table Telescope, French, circa 1820,
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