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A 1¾in. (4.5cm.) diameter nickel-plated brass single-draw marine telescope by J. Hammersley, London
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National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904
A 1¾in. (4.5cm.) diameter nickel-plated brass single-draw marine telescope by J. Hammersley, London
the leather-covered main tube with sliding hood, signed and inscribed below the eyecup 'J. HAMMERSLEY LONDON [--] ANT: EXP 1901 E O [bench-mark] 9', eyecup with dust-slide -- 24in. (61cm.) extended (body tube worn with loss of leather, oxidised and rubbed causing loss of plating, objective chipped)
A 1¾in. (4.5cm.) diameter nickel-plated brass single-draw marine telescope by J. Hammersley, London
the leather-covered main tube with sliding hood, signed and inscribed below the eyecup 'J. HAMMERSLEY LONDON [--] ANT: EXP 1901 E O [bench-mark] 9', eyecup with dust-slide -- 24in. (61cm.) extended (body tube worn with loss of leather, oxidised and rubbed causing loss of plating, objective chipped)
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