Mann and Ayscough, 1750 c.
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Basic Info

Maker: Mann and Ayscough

Year: 1750 c.

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Manufacturing Location: London, England

Signature: Mann & Ayscough London

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No stand present.

Collection: Snowshill Manor and Garden

Accession #: CPW Item number 83 (Admiral)

Sources:

Science Preserved (Cambridge, 1992), pp. 103-4, National Trust website and communication.

Public Notes:

Two draws, red rayskin and green vellum on cardboard tubes. Brass ferrules and fittings. Red shagreen and green parchment. Brass rings. 3 slides. Diameter two inches, extended length 32 in.

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Objective type: unconfirmed

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Materials: vellum, pasteboard, rayskin, brass

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