Navigational Telescope

spy glass

Name/Title

Navigational Telescope

Entry/Object ID

2009.29.1

Description

Spyglass, or expanding monocular consisting of 2 interlocking brass cylinders. There is a glass lens in one end, and an eyepiece in the other.

Context

Said to have been used by Thomas Moore, one of the first white settlers of Chelsea, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2009.29

Source or Donor

Ritchie, E. Hale

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1785

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Telescope, Navigational

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Navigational Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Surveying & Navigational T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

5-5/8 in

Diameter

3/4 in

Material

Brass, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Moore, Thomas (1756-1842)

Related Places

Place

Town

Chelsea

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America