Glass Cone
notes: label: Description
content: This hollow glass cone came from the shop of Henry Fitz (1808-1863), America’s first successful commercial telescope maker.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Willard H. Howell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.315158.027
label: accession number
content: 215541
label: catalog number
content: 315158.027
objectType: label: Object Name
content: telescope workshop piece
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 cm x 12.5 cm; 6 5/16 in x 4 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/4 in x 5 in; 17.145 cm x 12.7 cm