Lot Essay
Harris & Co. manufactured telescopes amongst other instruments between 1813 and 1839 from four different sites in London
Details
A early 19th Century brass telescope
signed Harris & Co. and further engraved Day or Night -- 33½in. (85cm.) extended
See illustration
signed Harris & Co. and further engraved Day or Night -- 33½in. (85cm.) extended
See illustration
Literature
cf Clifton, G Directory of British Scientific Instruments Makers 1550-1851, Zwemmer 1995