The Floor Standing Antique Copper with Leather Anchormaster Telescope 50" is a beautiful, 100% copper, refractor telescope mounted on a wooden tripod. This telescope is a fully functioning nautical masterpiece that adds class and sophistication to any room it’s in. This is a perfect nautical gift for the explorer in your life. The main scope is antique copper, which shines beautifully when placed in the sunlight. Focusing is accomplished by adjusting the eyepiece ring on the telescope tube, with up to 15x magnification. The wooden tripod stand features smooth, polished round legs, each with solid copper fittings and a screw release to let you adjust the height. The antique copper chain holds the three wooden legs together so the telescope can maintain its position. Dimensions: 24" Long x 3" Wide x 50" High
The main scope is solid polished brass wrapped in leather, which shines beautifully when placed in the sunlight. Focusing is accomplished by adjusting the eyepiece ring on the telescope tube, with up to 30x magnification. A removable brass cap, connected by a chain, protects the objective lens. The wooden tripod stand features smooth, polished round legs, each with solid brass fittings and a screw release to let you adjust the height.
A telescope is an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to observe distant objects, or various devices used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation. The first known practical telescopes were refracting telescopes invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century, by using glass lenses.
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