Orange lacquer copper plated telescope

[Orange lacquer copper plated telescope]

Orange lacquer copper plated telescope, manufactured by Gilbert&Wright, London, England, in the 18th century. The barrel length is 75 cm, the single barrel length is 22 cm, the barrel diameter is 4.6 cm, the objective lens diameter is 4.2 cm, and the eyepiece diameter is 0.9 cm. The box is 26 cm long, 12 cm wide and 6 cm high. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This is a single-cylinder refracting telescope, which can pull 4 sections. The barrel is made of copper-plated gold, and the objective tube is decorated with orange paint. The eyepiece tube is engraved with the manufacturer’s name, origin and performance description: Gilbert&Wright London Best Improved. This telescope is specially equipped with a mahogany box, which is equipped with a telescope eyepiece and a copper gold-plated tripod bracket. The box is pasted with a Qing Palace yellow label, and the ink book is printed: “A small piece of copper thousand li eye on the fifth.”