Telesccope
date: label: date made
content: Dolland
label: date made
content: mid-nineteenth century
name: label: maker
content: Dolland
notes: label: Description
content: This incomplete refracting telescope came from the shop of Henry Fitz (1808-1863), America’s first successful commercial telescope maker. The "Dollond / London" inscription is that of the famous British optical shop.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London, City of London
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.315158.017
label: accession number
content: 215541
label: catalog number
content: 315158.017
objectType: label: Object Name
content: telescope
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27 cm x 6.5 cm; 10 5/8 in x 2 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 27.305 cm x 6.985 cm