2.25-inch telescope eyepiece

Date: 1940-1950

Inventory Number: 2003-1-0188

Classification: Eyepiece

Subject:

optics, astronomy,

Maker: American

Cultural Region:

United States,

Dimensions:

5.7 × 24.1 × 5.7 cm (2 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.)

Material:

glass, brass, steel,

Description:

Two-inch telescope eyepiece made of chrome and brass. Wide field of view. May be war surplus. The lens aperture is about 1 7/8 inches; the other diameter of the tube is 2 1/4 inches.

Signedunsigned

Inscribedon eyepiece: 7580251
on eyepiece: 77638223

Curatorial RemarksQuarantined for possible pest infestation 09/06/03 Removed from quarantine 09/28/03